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Jailyard vs Sailyard - What's the difference?

jailyard | sailyard |

As nouns the difference between jailyard and sailyard

is that jailyard is a yard adjoining a prison while sailyard is (nautical) a.

jailyard

English

Alternative forms

* gaolyard (rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A yard adjoining a prison.
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    sailyard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A .
  • (obsolete) One of the structural arms of a windmill to which the vanes or sails are attached.
  • (entomology, obsolete) An antenna of an insect.

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