How to pronounce yard

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What yard means

noun

Most people know yard in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A long pole across a mast that holds up a sail

In a sentence: Sailors climbed up to the yard to tie the big square sail.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English gierd, a stick, rod or branch. The yard you measure with comes from the same word, but the yard behind a house is a different word.

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