Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-jack yard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
cross--jack- -yard
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lower yard on the mizenmast of a square-rigged ship

Inflected Forms

cross-jack yards (plural)

Questions

What does cross-jack yard mean?
The lower yard on the mizenmast of a square-rigged ship

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