yardarm
11yardarm — noun the outer extremity of a ship s yard …
12yardarm — noun (C) one of the ends of the pole that supports a square sail …
13yardarm — yard•arm [[t]ˈyɑrdˌɑrm[/t]] n. naut. navig. either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail • Etymology: 1545–55 …
14yardarm — /ˈjadam / (say yahdahm) noun either end of a yard of a square sail. {yard1 + arm1} …
15yardarm — noun either end of the yard of a square rigged ship • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminal • Part Holonyms: ↑yard …
16(the) sun has gone over the yardarm — let us drink some alcohol By naval tradition, you might start drinking alcohol when the sun had fallen below the yardarm, a horizontal spar from the mast. Landlubbers may use the phrase at the end of a day s work: Ah well, sun is over… …
17the sun is over the yardarm — dated used to refer to the time of day when it is permissible to begin drinking …
18outer quarter — Yardarm Yard arm , n. 1. (Naut.) Either half of a square rigged vessel s yard[6], from the center or mast to the end. [1913 Webster] Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
19Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …
20Nearness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nearness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nearness nearness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 proximity proximity propinquity Sgm: N 1 vicinity vicinity vicinage Sgm: N 1 neighborhood neighborhood adjacency …