Definition of Mainyard

1. Noun. (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mainyard

1. the lower yard on the mainmast [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mainyard

maintenance dose
maintenance drug therapy
maintenance man
maintenance medication
maintenance staff
maintenance therapy
maintenance treatment
maintenance window
maintenance windows
maintenances
maintenaunce
maintop
maintopmast
maintopmasts
maintops
mainyard (current term)
mainyards
maioid
maiolica
maiolicas
maior et sanior pars
mair
mairatour
maire
maires
mairs
maise
maise factor
maise oil
maises

Literary usage of Mainyard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Casualties Afloat: With Practical Suggestions for Their Prevention and Remedy by Augustus Frederick Knaston (1849)
"Square the mainyard! Head braces! Let go and haul! Up foresail!" Now, this is all plain enough; but the same line of objection applies to it, ..."

2. A New Rig for Ships and Other Vessels: Combining Economy, Safety and Convenience by Robert Bennet Forbes (1851)
"... is as long within two feet as the mainyard of the United States frigate ... or about the length of the mainyard of a large class sloop of war, ..."

3. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1892)
"Cross-jack yard Spritsail yard . five-sixths of length of keel four-fifths of mainyard three-sevenths of mainyard four-fifths of mainyard Baker, Pett, ..."

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