'Yardarm' definitions:
Definition of 'yardarm'
From: WordNet
noun
Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
Definition of 'Yardarm'
From: GCIDE
- Yardarm \Yard"arm`\, n.
- 1. (Naut.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard[6], from the center or mast to the end. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) The portion of a yard[6] outboard of the slings, often called the outer quarter. [RDH]
- Note: A yard[6] is considered to have four unequal quarters, two quarters extending from the mast to the slings on each side, and two smaller outer quarters outboard of the slings. [RDH]