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foreyard¹

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From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

noun foreyards

  1. A yard in front; front yard

foreyard²

noun foreyards

  1. A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

    Similar: headyard

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noun a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail

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@misc{foreyard_2026,
  title = {foreyard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreyard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}