Meaning & use
Yare
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Ready and quick to move; nimble and easily maneuvered, especially describing a ship.
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The small sloop proved yare in the shifting coastal winds.
Shakespeare's sailors describe their vessel as yare and fit for the voyage.
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An archaic nautical term that appears in Shakespeare's plays, including "The Tempest" and "Antony and Cleopatra."
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