main yard

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a yard for a square mainsail.

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main yard British  

noun

1. nautical a yard for a square mainsail

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Etymology

Origin of main yard

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

She mostly only sees women hanging out on the manicured main yard.

From Washington Post

After the sit-in the students streamed into the main yard of the university and realized they were under siege.

From New York Times

Patients were lined on the pavement outside while medical staff treated urgently injured people in the open air of a main yard.

From Seattle Times

Because now since there is no main yard, a much larger group of men are forced into a much smaller area.

From Salon

The Iowa Department of Corrections said in a news release that the fight broke out Thursday morning in the main yard of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility.

From Washington Times