foreyard

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A yard in front; front yard
  2. A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

词形变化

foreyards plural foreyards plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos
Proto-Germanic *gardaz
Proto-West Germanic *gard
Old English ġeard
Middle English yerd
English yard
English foreyard
From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).
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