mainyard
English
noun
Definitions
- (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
Etymology
Compound from English main (power, might, force, strength) + English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area).
Origin
English
yard
Gloss
rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Appleyard English
- amain English
- backyard English
- ballyard English
- balmyard English
- barnyard English
- beeyard English
- boatyard English
- boneyard English
- brickyard English
- chickenyard English
- chipyard English
- chookyard English
- churchyard English
- clothyard English
- coachyard English
- coalyard English
- courtyard English
- cowyard English
- dockyard English
- dooryard English
- dumpyard English
- dungyard English
- farmyard English
- feedyard English
- foldyard English
- foreyard English
- fowlyard English
- freightyard English
- gaolyard English
- graveyard English
- headyard English
- henyard English
- hopyard English
- innyard English
- jailyard English
- junkyard English
- kailyard English
- kineyerd English
- kirkyard English
- lichyard English
- limeyard English
- lumberyard English
- main English
- main battle tank English
- mainboard English
- mainbrace English
- mainchain English
- maincrop English
- maindeck English
- mainer English
- mainframe English
- mainful English
- mainland English
- mainline English
- mainly English
- mainmast English
- mainpiece English
- mainplane English
- mainsail English
- mainshaft English
- mainsheet English
- mainshock English
- mainspan English
- mainspring English
- mainstage English
- mainstay English
- mainstem English
- mainstream English
- maintop English
- maintopmast English
- meteyard English
- midmain English
- miniyard English
- mooseyard English
- mosque yard English
- niggeryard English
- nonmain English
- outyard English
- panyard English
- pineyard English
- railyard English
- rickyard English
- sailyard English
- saleyard English
- schoolyard English
- scrapyard English
- shipyard English
- sideyard English
- stableyard English
- stackyard English
- steelyard English
- stockyard English
- swineyard English
- switchyard English
- tanyard English
- trainyard English
- truckyard English
- vineyard English
- vinyard English
- woodyard English
- yard English
- yard-sale English
- yardage English
- yardarm English
- yardbird English
- yarder English
- yardfowl English
- yardful English
- yardgoat English
- yardgrass English
- yardhorse English
- yardless English
- yardlike English
- yardman English
- yardmaster English
- yardperson English
- yardsale English
- yardsnap English
- yardstick English
- yardwand English
- yardwork English
- jarda Portuguese
- メイン Japanese
- mayn Middle English
- yerd Middle English
- ياردة Arabic
- iarda Catalan, Valencian
- yarda Cebuano
- jaart Afrikaans
- yadi Swahili
- 야드 Korean
- iyadi Zulu
- yad Volapük
- Yard Jamaican Creole
- yard Jamaican Creole
- mien Pitcairn-Norfolk
- yard
- main
- amain
- mainer
- yarder
- mainly
- cowyard
- innyard
- yardman
- outyard
- vinyard
- hopyard
- midmain
- yardful
- maintop
- tanyard
- panyard
- henyard
- yardage
- mainful
- yardarm
- nonmain
- beeyard
- foreyard
- kineyerd
- yardsale
- yardlike
- farmyard
- kirkyard
- backyard
- limeyard
- mainsail
- yardsnap
- kailyard
- sailyard
- fowlyard
- feedyard
- yardfowl
- vineyard
- mainstem
- railyard
- yardwork
- ballyard
- maindeck
- yardwand
- mainline
- jailyard
- yardless
- pineyard
- chipyard
- dumpyard
- woodyard
- meteyard
- foldyard
- mainspan
- rickyard
- maincrop
- dockyard
- mainmast
- miniyard
- yardbird
- junkyard
- dooryard
- balmyard
- dungyard
- shipyard
- sideyard
- saleyard
- coalyard
- mainland
- mainstay
- yardgoat
- lichyard
- headyard
- gaolyard
- boatyard
- boneyard
- barnyard
- graveyard
- mainshock
- stackyard
- clothyard
- mainframe
- chookyard
- mainshaft
- yardhorse
- mainsheet
- mainpiece
- stockyard
- truckyard
- mainchain
- yardgrass
- mainstage
- swineyard
- coachyard
- mainplane
- yard-sale
- scrapyard
- Appleyard
- yardstick
- trainyard
- mainbrace
- mooseyard
- brickyard
- steelyard
- mainboard
- courtyard
- lumberyard
- churchyard
- schoolyard
- niggeryard
- switchyard
- yardperson
- stableyard
- mainspring
- mainstream
- yardmaster
- maintopmast
- freightyard
- chickenyard
- mosque yard
- main battle tank