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furl
1[ furl ]
verb (used with object)
- to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
verb (used without object)
- to become furled.
noun
- the act of furling.
- something furled, as a roll.
furl.
2abbreviation for
- furlough.
furl
/ fɜːl /
verb
- to roll up (an umbrella, a flag, etc) neatly and securely or (of an umbrella, flag, etc) to be rolled up in this way
- tr nautical to gather in (a square sail)
noun
- the act or an instance of furling
- a single rolled-up section
Derived Forms
- ˈfurler, noun
- ˈfurlable, adjective
Other Words From
- furla·ble adjective
- furler noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of furl1
Word History and Origins
Origin of furl1
Idioms and Phrases
- furl in a body, Nautical. to furl (a square sail) with loose canvas gathered at the mast, so as to make a harbor furl.
- furl in the bunt, Nautical. to furl (a square sail) by gathering canvas upward, so as to load the yard equally at all points.
Example Sentences
Once, when it was rather gusty weather, all hands were wanted, and the skipper ordered him to furl a sail.
He instantly gave orders to furl the awning, and to be ready to make sail as soon as the breeze should reach us.
He leaped upon the house and helped Dolph and Otie furl the mainsail that lay sprawled in the lazy-jaeks.
It was my duty to furl the fore-royal; and while standing by to loose it again, I had a fine view of the scene.
Mr Nott now took the helm, while the crew went aloft to furl the lighter canvas and to take a reef in the topsails.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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