foreyard
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
Noun
foreyard (plural foreyards)
- A yard in front; front yard
Etymology 2
From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).
Noun
foreyard (plural foreyards)
- (nautical) A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
Synonyms
Translations
a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail
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