Definition of Main yard. Meaning of Main yard. Synonyms of Main yard

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Definition of Main yard

Main yard
Main yard Main" yard` (Naut.) The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.

Meaning of Main yard from wikipedia

- yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards,...
- is controlled primarily by sheets, but also by braces, which position the yard arms with respect to the wind on square-rigged vessels. Full-rigged ship...
- vehicles and locomotives. Yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock or unused locomotives stored off the main line, so that they do not...
- the main-yard, and a weight of lead or iron is hung upon his legs to sink him to a competent depth. By this apparatus he is drawn close up to the yard-arm...
- Whitehall Place, which had its main public entrance on the Westminster street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance...
- Latrobe Gate (also known as Main Gate, Washington Navy Yard) is a historic gatehouse located at the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast Washington, D.C...
- structural fabrication. • West Bath Warehouse • The facility closest to the main yard, located on 76 New Meadows Road, West Bath. Its primary responsibilities...
- held together the (main) mast, nor limited by the main yard. The gaff on the snow mast could be raised higher than the main yard and independently of...
- Bailey Yard is the world's largest railroad classification yard. Employees sort, service and repair locomotives and cars headed all across North America...
- replaced by the Fridtjof Nansen class. All ships were built at the Navy Main Yard in Horten, Norway between 1964 and 1966. The construction of the vessels...