Yardarm Meaning in English

word

US

ˈjɑrdˌɑrm

YARD-arm

UK

jˈɑːdɑːm

YAHD-ahm

Definição

On a sailing ship, the yardarm is either end of the horizontal spar (yard) from which a sail is hung.

Uso & Nuances

Very nautical and old-fashioned; mostly used in historical, literary, or naval contexts. Common in the phrase 'sun is over the yardarm,' meaning it's a reasonable time for a drink. Not interchangeable with 'mast' or 'sail'.

• Spanish: penol (de la verga) - extremo de la verga (de un barco)
• Portuguese (BR): penol - extremidade da verga (de um navio)
• Portuguese (PT): penol - extremidade da verga (de um navio)
• Chinese (Simplified): 桁臂（帆桁的两端）
• Chinese (Traditional): 桁臂（帆桁的兩端）
• Hindi: यार्डआर्म (जहाज़ के मस्तूल की छड़ का सिरा)
• Arabic: طرف السارية العرضية (من السفينة)
• Bengali: ইয়ারডার্ম (জাহাজের মাস্তুলের অনুভূমিক খুঁটির দুই পাশ)
• Russian: рашпиль - реи (конец)
• Japanese: ヤードアーム (帆桁の端)
• Vietnamese: đầu sào ngang (yardarm)
• Korean: 야드암 (돛대의 가로대 끝)
• Turkish: baba kirişi ucu
• Urdu: یارڈآرم (جہاز کی افقی سلاخ کا کنارہ)
• Indonesian: ujung palang layar (yardarm)

Frases de Exemplo

The sailor climbed out onto the yardarm to fix the sail.

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A flag was hanging from the yardarm.

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The pirates tied prisoners to the yardarm.

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It's not quite 'sun over the yardarm' yet, so let's wait before opening drinks.

natural

He balanced carefully, moving toward the end of the yardarm above the deck.

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In old sailing stories, dangers often happened high on the yardarm during storms.

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