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yardarm

yard·arm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yahrd-ahrm]
    • /ˈyɑrdˌɑrm/
    • /ˈjɑː.dɑːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahrd-ahrm]
    • /ˈyɑrdˌɑrm/

Definitions of yardarm word

  • noun yardarm either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail. 1
  • noun yardarm The outer extremity of a ship’s yard. 1
  • noun yardarm the two tapering outer ends of a ship's yard 0
  • noun yardarm either half of a yard supporting a square sail, signal lights, etc. 0

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Origin of yardarm

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; yard1 + arm1

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Parts of speech for Yardarm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yardarm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Top questions with yardarm

  • what is a yardarm?
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  • when the sun is over the yardarm?
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