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- [yahrd-ahrm]
- /ˈyɑrdˌɑrm/
- /ˈjɑː.dɑːm/
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- [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?
- what is yardarm?
- when the sun is over the yardarm?
- what does yardarm mean?
- what does sun over the yardarm mean?
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