Mainyard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mainyard is a noun meaning (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
Meaning
(sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung.
Example Sentences
A long line of red and white flags extends from the top of the mainyard to the helm and streamers flutter from the mastheads.
The sails were split, the mainyard shivered, the wind blowing fresh, the night setting in; and all our chance was to make for Corfu--or, as F. pathetically called it, 'a watery grave.'
Word Forms
- mainyards
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include main, main-mast, mainboom, mainstay, mainsheet, mainmast.
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