lugsail

[ luhg-seyl; Nautical luhg-suhl ]

/ ˈlʌgˌseɪl; Nautical ˈlʌg səl /

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noun Nautical.

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

Also called lug.

Origin of lugsail

1670–80; Middle English lugge pole (now dial.; cf. log¹) + sail

Words nearby lugsail

lug nut, Lugo, Lugones, Lugosi, lug-rigged, lugsail, lug screw, lug-soled, lugubrious, lugworm, lug wrench

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Example sentences from the Web for lugsail

These boats carry one lugsail on a mast shipped well amidships.
Heroes of the Goodwin Sands|Thomas Stanley Treanor
She carried a single mast, which listed forward; her lugsail was stretched upon dozens of bamboo yards; she drew hardly any water.
Moran of the Lady Letty|Frank Norris
Marston had had the lugsail and jib made in England by a famous yacht-chandler, and the boat was fast.
Wyndham's Pal|Harold Bindloss
The peak of her lugsail is cut very high, and her mast, yard, and boom are very light and workmanlike.
Yachting Vol. 1|Various.

The great bulk of the steamer soon floated away, and the lugsail was run up again, and the boat made slowly back for Castle Dare.
Macleod of Dare|William Black

British Dictionary definitions for lugsail

lugsail

lug (lʌɡ)

/ (ˈlʌɡsəl) /

noun

nautical a four-sided sail bent and hoisted on a yard

Word Origin for lugsail

C17: perhaps from Middle English (now dialect) lugge pole, or from lugge ear

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单词	lugsail
释义	lugsail [ luhg-seyl; Nautical luhg-suhl ] / ˈlʌgˌseɪl; Nautical ˈlʌg səl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lugsail ON THESAURUS.COM noun Nautical. a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely. Also called lug. Origin of lugsail 1670–80; Middle English lugge pole (now dial.; cf. log¹) + sail Words nearby lugsail lug nut, Lugo, Lugones, Lugosi, lug-rigged, lugsail, lug screw, lug-soled, lugubrious, lugworm, lug wrench Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lugsail These boats carry one lugsail on a mast shipped well amidships. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands\|Thomas Stanley Treanor She carried a single mast, which listed forward; her lugsail was stretched upon dozens of bamboo yards; she drew hardly any water. Moran of the Lady Letty\|Frank Norris Marston had had the lugsail and jib made in England by a famous yacht-chandler, and the boat was fast. Wyndham's Pal\|Harold Bindloss The peak of her lugsail is cut very high, and her mast, yard, and boom are very light and workmanlike. Yachting Vol. 1\|Various. The great bulk of the steamer soon floated away, and the lugsail was run up again, and the boat made slowly back for Castle Dare. Macleod of Dare\|William Black British Dictionary definitions for lugsail lugsail lug (lʌɡ) / (ˈlʌɡsəl) / noun nautical a four-sided sail bent and hoisted on a yard Word Origin for lugsail C17: perhaps from Middle English (now dialect) lugge pole, or from lugge ear 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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