noun
- the lowest yard on the foremast of a square-rigged sailing ship
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailors climbed up to secure the sail to the foreyard.
- The foreyard was damaged in the storm and needed repair.
- Canvas was stretched across the foreyard to catch the wind.
- The crew worked together to raise the foreyard into position.
- Ice had formed on the foreyard during the cold night at sea.