2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yardarm  \Yard"arm`\,  n.  (Naut.) 
  Either  half  of  a  square-rigged  vessel's  yard,  from  the  center 
  or  mast  to  the  end 
 
  Note:  Ships  are  said  to  be  yardarm  and  yardarm  when  so  near 
  as  to  touch,  or  interlock  yards. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  yardarm 
  n  :  either  end  of  the  yard  of  a  square-rigged  ship 

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