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lugsail

/luhg-seyl; Nautical luhg-suhl/US // ˈlʌgˌseɪl; Nautical ˈlʌg səl //UK // (ˈlʌɡsəl) //

卢赛尔,陆帆,卢赛特,卢赛勒

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • She began to hoist her lugsail in a dazed, shiftless fashion, while our two boats drifted slowly to leeward.

  • The light was growing each moment, the breeze dying fast, and presently the damp lugsail slatted against the mast.

  • There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.

  • With the wind astern, your head of hair will be as good as a lugsail; and with the wind ahead, we can reef it hard.

  • We then discovered a lugsail, which had belonged to one of the ships' boats; this we hoisted; and our craft was ready to sail.