foreyard

ˈfɔːrˌjɑrd

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Definition of foreyard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sailing

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yard supporting the foresail on a square-rigger

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The crew secured the foresail to the foreyard.

maritime

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horizontal spar on a ship's foremast

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The sailors adjusted the foreyard during the storm.

boom

spar

yardarm

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horizontal spar on a ship's foremast

Origin of foreyard

Old English, fore (front) + geard (yard)

Examples of foreyard in a sentence

The foreyard was damaged during the storm.
The crew climbed up to the foreyard to make repairs.
A flag was hoisted on the foreyard for signaling.

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French:vergue de misaine, vergue avant, ...
German:Vormars, Vormarsbaum, ...
Italian:verga di trinchetto, pennone di trinchetto, ...
Spanish:bauprés, verga del trinquete, ...
Portuguese:verga de proa, ...
Chinese:前桁杆, 前帆桁, ...
Japanese:フォアヤード, ...
Arabic:سارية الشراع الأمامي, عارضة الصاري الأمامي, ...
Hebrew:זְרוֹעַת הַמִּפְרָשׁ הַקִּדְמִית, מָאַטָּה קָדְמִית, ...
Russian:фок-рейка, фок-рея, ...
Ukrainian:фок-рейка, фок-рея, ...
Hindi:अग्रयार्ड, मस्तूल, ...
Bengali:ফোরইয়ার্ড, ...
Catalan:verga de proa, ...
Czech:přední ráhno, ...
Danish:forrå, forræ, ...
Dutch:voorra, voormarsra, ...
Greek:πρότονος, οριζόντιος ιστός, ...
Hungarian:elővitorlarúd, foreárboc keresztvitorlarúd, ...
Khmer:ដងឈើផ្ដេកសម្រាប់ទ្រទ្រង់សំពៅខាងមុខលើនាវាកប៉ាល់មានសំពៅការ៉េ, ដងផ្ដេកនៅលើដងសំពៅខាងមុខ, ...
Korean:앞돛대, 포야드, ...
Persian:یارد جلویی, دکل جلو, ...
Polish:rej przedni, brama fokmasztu, ...
Portuguese (BR):verga de proa, pau de proa, ...
Romanian:vergă, ...
Swedish:fockrå, ...
Thai:เสากระโดงหน้า, ...
Turkish:ön direk, ön seren, ...
Vietnamese:cột buồm trước, cột ngang buồm trước, ...

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