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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 pole that stretches the bottom of a boat's sail and holds it in place. [1/2 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. |
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