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Some of the crew attempted to escape via one of the ship’s boats, but a wave immediately smashed the small vessel against the yardarm, and all aboard drowned.
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David Reamer,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 Mar. 2022
When Billy is strung up on a yardarm, the sailors murmur their discontent; a display of martial discipline staves off any threat of mutiny.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2020
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David Reamer,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 Mar. 2022
When Billy is strung up on a yardarm, the sailors murmur their discontent; a display of martial discipline staves off any threat of mutiny.
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Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2020
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“Yardarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yardarm. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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yardarm
noun
yard·arm
ˈyärd-ˌärm 
: either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
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