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Foreyard

[fawr-yahrd, fohr-]

fore·yard

[fawr-yahrd, fohr-]
noun
1.
a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
2.
a yard on the lowest spar of the foremast of a topsail schooner used to hold out the clews of the topsail or lower topsails.
3.
a yard forming the main lower mast of a ketch or yawl used to support a square course.

Origin:
1620–30; fore- + yard2
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foreyard (ˈfɔːˌjɑːd)
 
n
nautical a yard for supporting the foresail of a square-rigger

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