terminal vs yardarm

yardarm vs terminal

terminal and yardarm both are nouns.

terminal is an adjective but yardarm is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
yardarm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, yardarm is a hyponym of terminal; that is, yardarm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terminal:

terminal: either extremity of something that has length
yardarm: either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

Other hyponyms of terminal include bitter end, bitthead, heel, point, magnetic pole, pole, railhead, terminus, nerve end, nerve ending, telomere, heel, end point, endpoint, termination, terminus, destination, finish, goal, tip.

terminal (noun)	yardarm (noun)
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
either extremity of something that has length

terminal (adjective)	yardarm (adjective)
being or situated at an end
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
occurring at or forming an end or termination
causing or ending in or approaching death

Difference between terminal and yardarm

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