Topmast: The next mast to the lower mast; in ships, the topmast is succeeded by top-gallant mast and royal mast.
Wear: To come round with the wind until it blows on the opposite side. In tacking, a vessel is turned round against the wind.
Yaw: A vessel is said to yaw when in running she flies off her course.
Yawl: A vessel rigged like a cutter, with the addition of a short mizzen-mast.
[LAWN-TENNIS.]
LAWS OF THE GAME.
THE SINGLE-HANDED GAME.
1.—For the single-handed game, the Court is 27 ft. in width and 78 ft. in length. It is divided across the middle by a net, the ends of which are attached to the tops of two posts, which stand 3 ft. outside the Court on each side. The height of the net is 3 ft. 6 in. at the posts, and 3 ft. at the centre. At each end of the Court, parallel with the net, and at a distance of 39 ft. from it, are drawn the Base-lines, the extremities of which are connected by the side-lines. Half-way between the side-lines, and parallel with them, is drawn the half-court-line, dividing the space on each side of the net into two equal parts, called the right and left courts. On each side of the net, at a distance of 21 ft. from it, and parallel with it, are drawn the service-lines.
2.—The balls shall not be less than 2½ in., nor more than 2-9/16 in. in diameter; and not less than 1-7/8 oz., nor more than 2 oz. in weight.