Meanings
foreyard1
foreyard2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
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Origin
foreyard · noun
- Middle Englishforȝerd
- Englishforeyard
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →foreyard · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
- Proto-Germanic*furai
- Proto-Germanic*furai-
- Proto-West Germanic*forē-
- Old Englishfore-
- Middle Englishfore-
- Englishfore-
- Proto-Germanic*gazdaz
- Proto-West Germanic*gaʀdi
- Anglian Old Englishġerd
- Middle Englishyerde
- Englishyard
- Englishforeyard
From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian trinchetto
- trinchettoa yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail
Cite this entry
foreyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreyard
“foreyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreyard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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