yardarm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

WordNet


Yard"arm` noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end. ✍ Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards.

Webster 1913