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Noun: foreyard  'for,yãrd
  1. A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail
    "The sailors adjusted the foreyard to catch the wind more effectively";
    - fore-yard
     
  2. The lowermost yard on the foremast of a sailing ship
    "The sailors adjusted the foreyard to catch the wind"

Derived forms: foreyards

Type of: yard