yardarms
Mast's horizontal extensions
Yardarms are the outer ends of a yard—the horizontal spar that crosses a mast to support a sail on a square-rigged ship.
The phrase the sun is over the yardarm signals it's late enough in the day to start drinking, from the naval tradition of issuing the first rum ration when the sun rose past the yardarm.
Ropes for hoisting sails
- bracesDental alignment devices
- shroudsWraps that hide
- liftsRaises or carries upward
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
slings · clew · sheets · ratlines · tackle · block · reefing · furling
Sails perpendicular to hull
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
clipper · galleon · frigate · man-of-war · barque · brig · tall ship · seafaring
Earth's primary star
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- noonDay's exact middle
- five o'clockLate afternoon hour
- cocktail hourPredinner drinking period
time · naval · tradition · expression · phrase
halyards
Ropes for hoisting sails
stirrups · slings · clew · sheets · ratlines · tackle · block · reefing · furling · lanyards
square-rigged
Sails perpendicular to hull
vessel · clipper · galleon · frigate · man-of-war · barque · brig · tall ship · seafaring · maritime
sun
Earth's primary star
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- noonDay's exact middle
- five o'clockLate afternoon hour
cocktail hour · time · naval · tradition · expression · phrase
spar
Nautical support beam
- crosspieceBeam connecting two elements
- beamStructural support member
- mastVessel's sail support
horizontal · timber · wood · pole · extension · spread · ends · tips · outer · squared