| 释义 |
jackyard Naut.|ˈdʒækjɑːd|
[See Jack n.1 34 b.]
A spar used in fore and aft rigged craft, chiefly yachts, to spread the foot of a large gaff-topsail out beyond the peak. Also attrib.
1873‘Vanderdecken’ Yachts & Yachting 186, I have never seen a jack yard used with a jib-headed gaff-topsail. 1882Standard 11 Aug. 6/6 Lorna and Chittywee last, the latter with a large jackyardtopsail set. 1896Daily News 18 Aug. 3 All carried jackyards above their mainsails. 1931Rudder Mar. 82/2 The topsail might be termed half a club topsail, having a jack yard or club at the luff only.
Hence jackˈyarder, a jackyard topsail.
1892Daily News 8 Aug. 3/7 The yachts..reached out the river under full lower canvas, jackyarders, and jib topsails. 1894Times 24 July 10/2 It was astounding that Britannia with jackyarder aloft came scathless out of the squall. |