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Meaning of "main yard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAIN YARD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAIN YARD

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conjunction
determiner
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Main yard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAIN YARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

main yard

Rigging

Rigging is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships forward. This includes masts, yards, sails, and cordage.

Definition of main yard in the English dictionary

The definition of main yard in the dictionary is a yard for a square mainsail.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAIN YARD

main beam
main bearing
main clause
main course
main deck
main door
main door flat
main drag
main line
main man
main market
main memory
main office
main plane
main road
main sequence
main store
Main Street
main-line
main-sequence

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAIN YARD

back yard
backyard
coal yard
courtyard
exercise yard
freight yard
goods yard
graveyard
in one´s own back yard
knacker´s yard
marshalling yard
navy yard
prison yard
railway yard
refit yard
shunting yard
switch yard
timber yard
vineyard
yard

Synonyms and antonyms of main yard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «main yard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAIN YARD

Find out the translation of main yard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of main yard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «main yard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主码
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patio principal
570 millions of speakers

English

main yard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्य यार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساحة الرئيسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парадный двор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pátio principal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান ইয়ার্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cour principale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halaman utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haupthof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メインの庭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 야드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utama yard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trục hạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய முற்றத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य आवारातील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ana bahçesinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cortile principale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głównym stoczni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парадний двір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curte principal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κύρια αυλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoof agterplaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvud yard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tunet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of main yard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAIN YARD»

The term «main yard» is normally little used and occupies the 135.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAIN YARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «main yard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «main yard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about main yard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAIN YARD»

Discover the use of main yard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to main yard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Treatise on marine and naval architecture; or, Theory and ...
of the main mast ; mizen mast H of the main mast ; main top-mast ft of the main mast ; main topgallant mast il of the main top-mast ; royal H of the topgallant ; sky- sail mast U of the royal ; main yard 1 of the length of the main mast ; main top-sail  ...
John Willis Griffiths, 1854
2
The Mariner's Compass Rectified ...
Lifts, three times the length of the main yard Braces, two and a half times the length of the main- yard Bowlines, one time the length of the main yard Cluegarnet, two and a half times the length of the main-yard Buntlines, four times the length of ...
Andrew Wakely, James Atkinson, Henry Bond, 1787
3
American Ship Models and How to Build Them
Mizzenmast = % of mainmast. Mizzen topmast = %2 of mainmast. Mizzen topgallant = % of mizzenmast. Main yard = % of mainmast. Main topsail yard = % of main yard. Main topgallant yard = У2 of main yard. Main royal yard = % of main yard.
V. R. Grimwood, 2003
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Treatise on marine and naval architecture or, Theory and ...
of the main mast ; main topgallant mast -;-3 of the main top-mast; royal it of the topgallant ; sky-sail mast H- ofthe royal ; main yard iofthelengtb of the main mast; main top-sail yard is of the lower yard ; main topgallant yard 2-} of the top-sail yard; ...
J.W. Griffiths
5
A TREATISE ON NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND SHIP- BUILDING
The length of the Main yard 64.23, or in the proportion of T. " " Fare yard 54. " " 0.8409 " " Cross-jack yard.... 45.41 " " 0.7071 These proportions give the length of yards and hoist of sail ; for multiplying the length of the main yard by 0.8409, we ...
COMMANDER RICHARD W. MEADE, 1869
6
A treatise on masting ships and mast making: explaining ...
Muen-yard-arms | j Main-yard -arm . Fore I Lee arm -yard ditto Main-top-sail-yard- arm Fore ditto ditto from the middle before the middle -mast or driver abaft the middle to rake Fore-mast to rake. , Mizen-mast 10 rake Bowsprit to stive Main- mast ...
John Fincham, 1843
7
Seamanship
Jib-boom Flying Jib-boom Main-yard Mam-topsail-yard Main-top-gallant-yard . . Main-royal -yard Fore-yard Fore-topsail-yard Forc-top-gallant-yard Fore-royal- yard Cross-jack -yard Mizcn-topsail-yard Mizen-top-gallant-yard Mi/en -royal-yard  ...
Alfred Henry Alston, sir Robert Hastings Harris, 1871
8
Rigging Period Ships Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the ...
... flemish Horse, flying jibboom Horse, fore topgallant Horse, fore topsail Horse, fore yard Horse, main topgallant Horse, main topsail Horse, main yard Horse, mizzen topgallant Horse, mizzen topsail Horse, spritsail topsail Horse, Spritsail yard ...
Lennarth Petersson, 2011
9
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
... main yard, and main top mast in feet be denoted by L, R and S, the diameter of the main mast in inches will be LR3 S10 ' J.that of the main top mast — — ; the diameter 13 4.68 of the fore, mast — less than that of the main mast; and that of ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832
10
The Edinburgh encyclopedia
Again, the diameter of the main yard, and that of the fore yard in inches =0.25 X length of the yard; that of the top sail yards = 0.23 X also by the length of the yards; that of the top gallant yard = — of their 6 length. The diameters of the sprit sail ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAIN YARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term main yard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ex-inmate must work quickly in Santa Fe prison dig for purported …
Singleton is permitting Chavez just “one attempt” to locate the package he claims he buried in the Old Main yard. Besides the half-hour time ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
2
Obiano Inspects Second Niger Bridge - Channels Television
He made the revelation during the inspection tour of the construction site by the Governor of Anambra State, Mr Willie Obiano, at the main yard ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
3
Gangsters Raid Minority Leader
... to eye witnesses, stormed the minority leader's residence on five motorbikes but could not get access to the main yard of the building. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
After California riot, inmate found nearly cut in two, organs missing
In this photo taken Wednesday May 20, 2015, inmates exercise in the main yard at California State Prison, Solano in Vacaville, Calif. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Big grazing land sale deals in Central Qld, as property market fires-up
The property also has four sets of cattle yards, including a recently constructed main yard capable of comfortably carrying 2500 head. «Beef Central, Jul 15»
6
'ISIS' Grenoble beheading: Victim decapitated at French gas factory …
Two men drove into the main gate of the factory soon after 10am, before driving around in circles throwing gas cylinders around the main yard, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
FRANK GAFFNEY: Another jihadist attack on France
The attackers threw gas cylinders into the main yard of the facility and may have slammed their car into gas canisters to trigger a large ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
8
Markets--VLCCs continue to make the news
The Dalian yard is being liquidated after STX suffered financial difficulty, while the main yard has been restructuring its debts. STX O&S said ... «Tanker Operator, Jun 15»
9
Apparent terror attack in eastern France leaves one dead
According to French media, the car was driven in circles while a person inside threw gas cylinders around the main yard, while another man ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
10
Illicit drugs 'rampant' in California state prisons, officials say
In this photo taken Wednesday May 20, 2015, Correctional Officer D. Rosario walks a drug-sniffing dog through the main yard at California ... «abc7news.com, Jun 15»

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