লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
yardarm
This term is highly specialized nautical jargon, specifically referring to the ends of the horizontal spars that support square sails. It evokes an image of traditional wooden sailing vessels and the perilous physical labor required to maintain them, such as climbing high above the deck to secure canvas.
In a broader cultural sense, the word appears in maritime idioms to signify a definitive end or a point of total exhaustion. Because the yardarm is the furthest extremity of the spar, it serves as a spatial metaphor for reaching a limit or a boundary.
Meanings
Examples
The sailor climbed high up to the yardarm to secure the sail.
He stood at the yardarm and scanned the horizon for land.
The flag fluttered violently at the end of the yardarm.
Get up to the yardarm and tie that line off immediately.
The pirate captain ordered the prisoner to be hung from the yardarm.
I wonder if the rigging near the yardarm is still stable.
The ship looked majestic with its white sails stretching from yardarm to yardarm.