wind sail

[ wind ]

/ wɪnd /

noun Nautical.

a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.

Origin of wind sail

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby wind sail

Wind River Range, windrode, wind rose, windrow, windrower, wind sail, wind scale, wind scorpion, wind-screen, windscreen wiper, wind shaft

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Example sentences from the Web for wind sail

The snow pattered against the cloth stretched like a wind-sail from their flanks to the rising front of the sleigh.
Barlasch of the Guard|H. S. Merriman
The huge sunbonnet stiffly swung around like the wind-sail of a ship and stared at the horizon.
From Sand Hill to Pine|Bret Harte
An awning was provided, and a wind-sail furnished to conduct fresh air between the decks during the day.
American Prisoners of the Revolution|Danske Dandridge
The deck lumbered as when we left her, and not a wind-sail up!
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for wind sail

windsail

/ (ˈwɪndˌseɪl) /

noun

a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below

any of the vanes or sails of a windmill

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单词	wind sail
释义	wind sail [ wind ] / wɪnd / noun Nautical. a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel. Origin of wind sail First recorded in 1715–25 Words nearby wind sail Wind River Range, windrode, wind rose, windrow, windrower, wind sail, wind scale, wind scorpion, wind-screen, windscreen wiper, wind shaft Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wind sail The snow pattered against the cloth stretched like a wind-sail from their flanks to the rising front of the sleigh. Barlasch of the Guard\|H. S. Merriman The huge sunbonnet stiffly swung around like the wind-sail of a ship and stared at the horizon. From Sand Hill to Pine\|Bret Harte An awning was provided, and a wind-sail furnished to conduct fresh air between the decks during the day. American Prisoners of the Revolution\|Danske Dandridge The deck lumbered as when we left her, and not a wind-sail up! Cornish Characters\|S. Baring-Gould British Dictionary definitions for wind sail windsail / (ˈwɪndˌseɪl) / noun a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below any of the vanes or sails of a windmill 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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