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fore-yard

fore-yard

9.9
A horizontal pole on a sailing ship that holds the sail at the front
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mástil de proa
  • The sailors climbed up to the fore-yard to adjust the foresail before the storm hit.

Examples

  • From the deck, you could see crewmen working high above on the fore-yard.

  • During the restoration, the fore-yard was replaced with a stronger wooden spar.

  • The sailor adjusted the fore-yard to catch the wind.

  • Many ships have a fore-yard for better sail control.

  • During the restoration, the fore-yard was replaced with a stronger wooden spar.

  • The sailors climbed up to the fore-yard to adjust the foresail before the storm hit.

  • From the deck, you could see crewmen working high above on the fore-yard.

Synonyms

foreyard
vsfore-yard
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A long horizontal pole under the front mast that holds the sail at the front

has identical meaning but is written with a hyphen

Surface Forms

fore-yard singular
fore-yards plural

Morphology

fore-yard = fore + yard (semi-transparent) = fore + yard

The composition 'fore' (front) + 'yard' (spar) is clear, but the specific nautical sense of 'yard' and the compound term is specialized and may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

The word fore-yard comes from fore- meaning 'front' and yard meaning 'pole' or 'beam', so it is the long wooden pole on the front mast that holds the front sail.