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A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1885, Alexander Stewart, ’Twixt Ben Nevis and Glencoe: The Natural History, Legends, and Folk-Lore of the West Highlands, Edinburgh: William Paterson, Chapter 46, p. 336, It was a bright afternoon, with just enough wind over the quarter to set our lugsail well abulge, and make our little “Penguin” dance merrily over the rippling wavelets.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fore-and-aft sail
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
vela cangrea
— sail
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Danish:
luggersejl
— sail
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Dutch:
loggerzeil
— sail
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Finnish:
loggerttipurje
— sail
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French:
voile à corne
— sail
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German:
Luggersegel
— sail
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Irish:
lug seoil
— sail
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Italian:
aurica
— sail
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Italian:
vela aurica
— sail
