noun
Meaning 1
A yard in front; front yard
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foreyard
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noun
Meaning 2
A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
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Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Etymology
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: trinchetto — a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail
- Norman: vèrgue d'mîsaine — a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail