| aback |
so that the wind catches the front side of an open sail. [2 definitions] |
| batten2 |
a thin, flexible length of wood or other material used to maintain flatness in a sail. [1/4 definitions] |
| bonnet |
a strip of canvas used to supplement the area of a sail. [1/6 definitions] |
| boom2 |
a long horizontal pole that extends and positions the bottom of a sail. [1/5 definitions] |
| bowline |
a rope used to keep the weather edge of a square sail pulled forward and the sail as flat as possible when sailing close-hauled. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunt2 |
the central area of a square sail. [1/2 definitions] |
| buntline |
one of the ropes used to haul up a square sail for securing it to the mast. |
| catboat |
a broad-beamed sailboat with a single large sail on a mast set well forward. |
| cat rig |
one large sail on a mast set well forward in the bow, as of a catboat. |
| clew |
in nautical terminology, one of the lower corners of a sail or a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail. [2/7 definitions] |
| clew up |
in nautical terminology, to haul (a sail) up by ropes running through the clews. |
| coast |
to sail along a coast or near the shore. [2/7 definitions] |
| cringle |
a small ring or loop of metal or rope attached to the edge of a sail, through which to run a line. |
| dhow |
a vessel having a lateen sail or sails, sometimes having a raised deck at the stern, used primarily by Arabs along the coast of the Indian Ocean. |
| flying jib |
a small, light, triangular sail mounted out beyond the jib, usu. on an extension of the jib boom. |
| foresail |
the principal sail hung on the forward mast or stay, such as the lowermost square sail on a square-rigged ship, or the jib on a cutter. |
| foresheet |
one of the ropes or chains used to trim any sail set on or before a foremast. [1/2 definitions] |
| fore-topgallant |
of, pertaining to, or denoting the mast, sail, yard, or the like directly above the fore-topmast. |
| fore-topsail |
a sail hung from the fore-topmast, above the topsail. |
| gore3 |
a triangular or narrowing panel of cloth sewn into a dress, sail, or the like to increase its fullness. |
| halyard |
a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, flag, or the like. |