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fore-yard vs yard

yard vs fore-yard

fore-yard and yard both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fore-yard Yes No No No
yard Yes No No No
As nouns, yard is a hypernym of fore-yard; that is, yard is a word with a broader meaning than fore-yard:
  • fore-yard: a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
  • yard: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
fore-yard (noun) yard (noun)
a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail. an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
the enclosed land around a house or other building
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Difference between fore-yard and yard

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