| 单词 | riding sail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriding sail riding sail n. Nautical a small sail raised to keep a vessel steady when riding at anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > sail set when at anchor riding sail1882 1882 Bull. U.S. Fish Commiss. 1 227 The rigging of the haddock catchers is precisely similar to that of the halibut catchers, with the exception that very few of them carry gaff-topsails and riding-sails. 1906 Cent. Mag. Aug. 486/2 The boom is lashed amidships and the riding-sail, a triangular piece of canvas, goes up in its place. 1990 Small Boat Jrnl. Jan. 32/3 If your boat will not sit comfortably when anchored normally,..it is very unlikely that a sea anchor will be able to pull the bow around without help from a riding sail. < as lemmas |
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