Yardarm

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yardarm \Yard"arm`\, n.
     1. (Naut.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard[6],
        from the center or mast to the end.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near


           as to touch, or interlock yards.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) The portion of a yard[6] outboard of the slings,
        often called the {outer quarter}.
        [RDH]
  
     Note: A yard[6] is considered to have four unequal quarters,
           two quarters extending from the mast to the slings on
           each side, and two smaller outer quarters outboard of
           the slings.
           [RDH]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yardarm
       n : either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship