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View synonyms for square sail

square sail

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a sail set beneath a horizontal yard, the normal position of which, when not trimmed to the wind, is directly athwartships.


square sail

noun

  1. nautical a rectangular or square sail set on a horizontal yard rigged more or less athwartships
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

She's a brigantine, and there are sprits'ls on both masts, and only one square sail on the foremast.

Both these kinds of vessels were provided with a mast, a square sail, and coils of cordage known by the name of cordelles.

If it goes round a point more we will get the square-sail ready for hoisting.

The cutter followed her example, and hoisted a large square sail.

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