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yarder

yarder

9.9
A machine that uses winches to pull logs to a collection point
  • noun
  • /ˈjɑrdər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : máquina de arrastre
  • The logging crew used a yarder to move the felled trees up the steep hillside.

Examples

  • Modern yarders are often equipped with computerized controls for precise operation.

  • After cutting, the logs were attached to cables and hauled away by the yarder.

  • The new yarder increased our efficiency in logging.

  • Many yarders are used in modern forestry.

  • The yarder efficiently transports logs from the forest to the collection point.

  • Using a yarder, the crew quickly pulled the timber up the steep incline.

  • The operator skillfully maneuvered the yarder to haul logs out of the dense woods.

Synonyms

yard donkey
vsyarder
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine with an engine that pulls logs to a loading area

is the complete powered machine that includes winches and hauling gear

How Powerful

yarder
  • Specialized
9.9
skidder
  • Specialized
1 9.8
winch
  • Specialized
20 6.6

Surface Forms

yarder singular
yarders plural

Morphology

yarder = yard (opaque) = yard + er

The form looks like yard + -er, but the logging sense depends on a specialized verb 'yard' meaning to haul logs, which most learners will not know.

Etymology

Yarder for the logging machine comes from yard ('a place to keep things, like a lumberyard') and the agent -er ('one that does'), so a yarder is the machine that hauls logs into the yard.