jackyard
[ jak-yahrd ]
/ ˈdʒækˌyɑrd /
noun Nautical.
a small, inclined spar upholding the head of a quadrangular gaff topsail similar in form to a lugsail.
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Example sentences from the Web for jackyard
A jackyard topsail that requires no topmast can be set, and a spinnaker will be found very useful for running in light weather.
Yachting Vol. 1 |Various.She might well have carried her jackyard topsail going west, and certainly wanted it, coming back with sheets off.
Yachting Vol. 2 |Various.One yard ought to serve for both the gaff and jackyard topsail, and these sails should be made the same length on the head.
Yachting Vol. 1 |Various.Jackyard topsails and bowsprit spinnakers preened before it.
The Message |Louis Tracy