Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yarder

2 senses of yarder

Sense 1
yarder -- ((used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green")
       => linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)

Sense 2
yarder, yard donkey -- (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)
       => winch, windlass -- (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)