Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, the power of moving or capability of being managed at sea: used with reference to a ship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical, archaic, of a ship The power of moving, or being managed, at sea.
Etymologies
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yare + -age
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reesetee commented on the word yarage
Obsolete nautical term: The power of moving or being managed at sea.
October 3, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word yarage
No, no. This is where a pirate parks his car.
October 3, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yarage
I thought it was a measure of the number of YARRR!s uttered by pirates?
October 3, 2008
dontcry commented on the word yarage
I thought it was what you lied about when ya got a wee bit older.
October 4, 2008