yarder

A noun with two distinct meanings: 1) A measurement term used in combinations to indicate the height or length of something in yards; 2) A winch system powered by an engine, used in logging to haul logs from a stump to a landing or skid road.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: 1) Maßeinheit, verwendet in Zusammensetzungen, um die Höhe oder Länge von etwas in Yards anzugeben; 2) eine motorisierte Seilwindenanlage in der Forstwirtschaft, mit der Stämme vom Baumstumpf zum Sammelplatz oder zur Forststraße gezogen werden.

1. Measurement in yards C1 formal

   Used in combination to indicate the height or length of something measured in yards.

   • The ship was a 100-yarder from bow to stern.
   • He caught a 50-yarder pass during the game.
   • The cliff was a 200-yarder drop to the ocean.

   🇩🇪Messung in Yards

2. Logging winch system C2 formal

   A winch or system of winches powered by an engine, used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or skid road.

   • The yarder pulled the heavy logs up the steep slope.
   • They used a powerful yarder to clear the forest area.
   • The logging crew operated the yarder efficiently.

   🇩🇪Rückeseilwinde

   Synonyme: donkeydonkey engine