yardarm

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yardarm

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From yard + arm.

noun yardarms · yard-arm · yard arm

The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards. Sun's under the yardarm, sis!

verb yardarms · yardarming · yardarmed · yard-arm · yard arm

dated, idiomatic, intransitive To be close or nearby each other.

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verb outer end of a yard

Español	penol
Deutsch	Rahnock, Nock
Русский	нок-ре́я nok-réja
עברית	זְרוֹעַ הַסְּקַרְיָה zroa haskarya

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@misc{yardarm_2026,
  title = {yardarm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yardarm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}