YARDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

yard donkey; yarder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("yarder" is a kind of...):

winch; windlass (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)

Meaning:

(used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards

Example:

the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("yarder" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Domain usage:

combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)