Yardarm
either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail.
historical examples
privateers and privateering e. p. statham
the sea-hawk raphael sabatini
treasure island robert louis stevenson
the trail of a sourdough may kellogg sullivan
the white plumes of navarre samuel rutherford crockett
union and democracy allen johnson
the story of malta maturin m. ballou
william pitt and the great war john holland rose
the treasure of pearls gustave aimard
the green hand george cupples
noun
(nautical) the two tapering outer ends of a ship’s yard
n.
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