How to pronounce yardarm
American English pronunciation
YARD-arm
- IPA
- /ˈjɑɹdˌɑɹm/
- Syllables
- YARD · arm (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What yardarm means
The outer end of the long pole that holds up a square sail
In a sentence: A sailor climbed out to the yardarm to tie a signal flag in place.
Where it comes from: It joins yard, a sailor's word for the long pole across a mast, with arm.
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