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A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.

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  1. n. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
  2. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
  3. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, towhich the sails are fastened.
  4. n. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.