Definition of "foreyard" [fore•yard]

• Nautical The lowest yard on a foremast. (noun)

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• "The foretop and topgallant – mast came down with a run and hung in wreckage on the fore – mast, with the foreyard vertical."
• "‘Surely,’ he said gently, ‘there will be enough left to square the foreyard.’"
• "Very placidly, and as if lost in thought, he insisted on having the foreyard squared."