maritime EnglishUnited KingdomUnited Statesneutralnautical
- A horizontal spar mounted on a mast of a square-rigged ship from which sails are set; specifically the outer extremity of such a spar.
United KingdomUnited Statesmaritime traditionarchaicliteraryfigurative
- A reference, literal or figurative, to execution by hanging from a ship's yardarm; used in historical or nautical contexts to denote punishment by hanging.
United KingdomUnited Statesinformalcolloquial
- Used in the idiomatic phrase 'around the yardarm' to indicate a customary time for having a drink, roughly late afternoon or early evening.