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yardarm
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yard·arm  (yärdärm)
n. Nautical
Either end of a yard of a square sail.

yardarm [ˈjɑːdˌɑːm]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the two tapering outer ends of a ship's yard
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Noun1.yardarmyardarm - either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
yard - a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
Translations
yardarm [ˈjɑːdɑːm] N (Naut) → verga f, penol m
yardarm
n (Naut) → Nock f; to hang somebody from the yardarmjdn am Mast aufknüpfen; when the sun is over the yardarm (dated inf)wenn es (endlich) soweit ist, dass man sich einen genehmigen darf (inf)
yardarm [ˈjɑːdɑːm] n (Naut) → varea
yardarm [ˈjɑːdɑːm] n (Naut) → varea


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