yardarm

n.

UK //jˈɑːdɑːm// yardarm

Archaic Nautical

Origin

From yard + arm.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

Verbdisarm
Nounarm
Nounarmband
Nounarmchair
Nounarmpit
Nounarmy
Nounfirearm
Nounforearm
Adjectivearmed
Adjectiveunarmed

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