Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fore-yard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: fore--yard
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

Synonyms

foreyard

Questions

What does fore-yard mean?: a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

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