main yard

2 definitions found

main yard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Main yard \Main" yard`\ (Naut.)
     The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the
     mainmast.
     [1913 Webster]

main yard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  main yard
      n 1: yard for a square mainsail