亚洲网紅露点

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yardarm

[ yahrd-ahrm ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail.


yardarm

/ 藞箩蓱藧诲藢蓱藧尘 /

noun

  1. nautical the two tapering outer ends of a ship's yard
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of yardarm1

First recorded in 1545鈥55; yard 1 + arm 1
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Example Sentences

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The sun鈥檚 over the yardarm if I鈥檓 not cruelly mistaken.

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Twenty-two canvas sails were lashed into place on the yardarms above us.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 not so we can penalize or hang somebody from a yardarm,鈥 he said.

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It had a famous navy battle cry - 鈥淒on鈥檛 Give Up The Ship鈥 - flying from the port yardarm.

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In the Timberlake household, drinking starts as soon as 鈥渢he sun is over the yardarm.鈥

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