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View synonyms for square sail
square sail
noun
, Nautical.
- a sail set beneath a horizontal yard, the normal position of which, when not trimmed to the wind, is directly athwartships.
square sail
noun
- nautical a rectangular or square sail set on a horizontal yard rigged more or less athwartships
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Word History and Origins
Origin of square sail1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences
The end of the whale line was then hooked to the clewline of the fore-square-sail, which had been detached for the purpose.
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She's a brigantine, and there are sprits'ls on both masts, and only one square sail on the foremast.
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Both these kinds of vessels were provided with a mast, a square sail, and coils of cordage known by the name of cordelles.
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If it goes round a point more we will get the square-sail ready for hoisting.
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The cutter followed her example, and hoisted a large square sail.
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