Meanings
yarder1
plural yarders
- businessA motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.
yarder2
plural yarders
- in compoundsSomething that is a stated number of yards in some dimension.
His 25-yarder was sandwiched by classy finishes from Hull’s debutants Abel Hernández and Mohamed Diamé before a howler from the goalkeeper Allan McGregor resulted in a Curtis Davies own goal.
2014 September 15, Richard Gibson, “West Ham’s Enner Valencia makes mark as points are shared with Hull”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
yarder · noun
- Proto-Germanic*gazdaz
- Proto-West Germanic*gaʀdi
- Anglian Old Englishġerd
- Middle Englishyerde
- Englishyard
- Englishyarder
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
yarder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarder
“yarder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarder. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yarder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarder.
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