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Yarder

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yarder"

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feller-bunchernoun	(forestry) A motorized vehicle, used in logging, that can rapidly cut, gather and fell trees.
forestry machinenoun	Synonym of forest machine.
fellernoun	A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
bicyclenoun	A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
barkernoun	A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.
logwaynoun	An engineered route for transporting logs over a dam.
setworksnoun	The mechanism in a sawmill that positions the log for the next cut.
cant hooknoun	A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.
dragnoun	(physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
misery whipnoun	(forestry, timber industry) A two-man crosscut saw, often more than ten feet in length, used to fell large trees.
winding enginenoun	A stationary engine used to control a cable, for example to power a mining hoist at a pit head.
cable drumnoun	A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use.
donkey enginenoun	(chiefly historical) A steam-powered winch, once widely used in logging operations, also found in the mining and maritime industries.
windmillnoun	A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
haymowernoun	A mechanical device for cutting grass to make hay.
rod machinenoun	A woodworking machine for cutting cylindrical sticks such as broom handles.
rappernoun	(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.
rope machinenoun	A machine for making ropes out of yarn.
limbernoun	(military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
ganz systemnoun	(historical) A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined gripping wheels.