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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
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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