main yard

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn yahrd]
- /meɪn yɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn yahrd]
- /meɪn yɑrd/

Definitions of main yard words

noun main yard a yard for a square mainsail. 1
noun main yard the lowest yard on the mainmast, from which the mainsail is set 0

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Origin of main yard

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1475-85

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Parts of speech for Main yard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Main yard

main yard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

main yard usage trend in Literature

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