foreyard

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- +‎ yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

Noun

foreyard (plural foreyards)

1. A yard in front; front yard

Etymology 2

From fore- +‎ yard (“stick; beam”).

Noun

foreyard (plural foreyards)

1. (nautical) A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

Synonyms

• headyard

Translations

a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail

• Italian: trinchetto (it) m
• Norman: vèrgue d'mîsaine f

Anagrams

• forrayed