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yard⋅arm

[yahrd-ahrm]
–noun Nautical.
either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail.

Origin:
1545–55; yard 1 + arm 1
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yard·arm   (yärd'ärm')   
n.   Nautical
Either end of a yard of a square sail.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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