sailyard

[ seyl-yahrd ]
/ ˈseɪlˌyɑrd /

noun

a yard for a sail.

Origin of sailyard

before 900; Middle English seylyarde, Old English seglgyrd. See sail, yard1

Words nearby sailyard

sailor suit, sailor's breastplate, sailor's-choice, sailoring, sailplane, sailyard, saimaa, sain, sainfoin, sainsbury, saint

Example sentences from the Web for sailyard

  • Any pole was a yard, and this vaguer use survives in sailyard, halyard, and in other sea-terms.

    English Past and Present |Richard Chevenix Trench

  • Over mast and sailyard clambered the clustering vine, and dark masses of grapes hung from the branches.

    Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy