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yachty (n) – A person who is interested in and sails yachts

Yankee halyard (n) – A rope used for raising and lowering the No. 1 Yankee (a headsail used by BT yachts)

yard (n) – A slender rod, or spar, with tapered ends, fastened at right angles across a mast to support and spread the head of a square sail

yard (v) – To enclose, collect or put into or as if into a yard

yardarm (n) – The horizontal booms which hold the square sails out crosswise from the foremast

yarmulke (n) – A skullcap worn especially by orthodox and conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and at home

yaw (v) – To swing to the left or right on the vertical axis

yawl (n) – A two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing ship in which the mizzenmast is shorter than the mainmast and is placed aft of the helm

yield (n) – 1 : The amount of product one gets from combining raw materials (e.g., how much corn one gets after fertilizing, planting, and watering  2 : The amount of product caught (e.g., fish) or produced (e.g., corn)

yucca (n) – A plant with stiff, sword-like leaves and white flowers, found in the United States and Latin America

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