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Definition of sail
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Sail (n.) A wing; a van.
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Weather
::
Weather
(v. t.) To sail or pass to the
windward
of; as, to
weather
a cape; to
weather
another
ship..
Knot
::
Knot (n.) A
division
of the log line,
serving
to
measure
the rate of the
vessel's
motion.
Each knot on the line bears the same
proportion
to a mile that
thirty
seconds
do to an hour. The
number
of knots which run off from the reel in half a
minute,
therefore,
shows the
number
of miles the
vessel
sails in an
hour..
Battle
::
Battle
(v. t.) To
assail
in
battle;
to
fight.
Tarpaulin
::
Tarpaulin
(n.)
Hence,
a
sailor;
a
seaman;
a tar..
Barque
::
Barque
(n.)
Formerly,
any small
sailing
vessel,
as a
pinnace,
fishing
smack,
etc.; also, a
rowing
boat; a
barge.
Now
applied
poetically
to a
sailing
vessel
or boat of any
kind..
Invader
::
Invader
(n.) One who
invades;
an
assailant;
an
encroacher;
an
intruder.
Slab
::
Slab (n.) The slack part of a sail.
Peal
::
Peal (v. t.) To
assail
with noise or loud
sounds.
Sea Language
::
Sea
language
() The
peculiar
language
or
phraseology
of
seamen;
sailor's
cant.
Furl
::
Furl (v. t.) To draw up or
gather
into close
compass;
to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or
around
its
staff,
securing
it there by a
gasket
or line.
Totten..
Trim
::
Trim (v. t.) To
arrange
in due order for
sailing;
as, to trim the
sails..
Peak
::
Peak (n.) The upper
aftermost
corner
of a
fore-and-aft
sail; -- used in many
combinations;
as,
peak-halyards,
peak-brails,
etc..
Pelt
::
Pelt (v. t.) To
strike
with
something
thrown
or
driven;
to
assail
with
pellets
or
missiles,
as, to pelt with
stones;
pelted
with
hail..
Tackling
::
Tackling
(n.)
Furniture
of the masts and yards of a
vessel,
as
cordage,
sails,
etc..
Yachting
::
Yachting
(n.)
Sailing
for
pleasure
in a
yacht.
Jigger
::
"Jigger
(n. & v.) A
supplementary
sail. See
Dandy,
n., 2 (b)..
Palm
::
Palm (n.) A
metallic
disk,
attached
to a
strap,
and worn the palm of the hand, -- used to push the
needle
through
the
canvas,
in
sewing
sails,
etc..
Trysail
::
Trysail
(n.) A
fore-and-aft
sail, bent to a gaff, and
hoisted
on a lower mast or on a small mast,
called
the
trysail
mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used
chiefly
as a storm sail.
Called
also
spencer..
Bunt
::
Bunt (n.) The
middle
part,
cavity,
or belly of a sail; the part of a
furled
sail which is at the
center
of the
yard..
Mainsail
::
Mainsail
(n.) The
principal
sail in a ship or other
vessel.
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