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yardarm

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | 224 words | Copyright

yardarm, the outer end of a yard outboard of the leeches of the sail and the lifts. It is also used for the hoisting of flags for signals at sea and it was the traditional place for hangings in the days of such punishments.

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