yarder

English Thesaurus

1. 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 (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	winch, windlass,
definition	:	lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds (noun.artifact)

2. (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	linear measure, linear unit,
definition	:	a unit of measurement of length (noun.quantity)

domain usage	:	combining form,
definition	:	a bound form used only in compounds (noun.communication)