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Definition of brail in English: brailnoun breɪlbrāl brailsSailing Small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling it. Example sentencesExamples - As with the brails and sheets, there is no need to trim the scolaringe.
- It was too late to pause, however, and the sheet was slowly eased off, Jack hauling on the brail at the same time.
- For approaches, landings, and getting the sail out of the way while rowing, let go the sheet and haul on the brail.
verb breɪlbrāl [with object]brail a sail upSailing Furl a sail by hauling on brails. Example sentencesExamples - Large sprit rigs leave the sprit standing, and the sail is furled by brailing it up to the mast and headrope.
- I would haul the mizen up, and the mizen stay-sail down, or brail it up, hard a weather the helm, shiver the mizen top-sail, let go the main and main-top bowlines, ease off the main sheet, the lee main brace, and round in the weather brace.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French braiel, from medieval Latin bracale 'girdle', from braca 'breeches'. Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale Definition of brail in US English: brailnounbrāl brailsSailing Small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling it. Example sentencesExamples - For approaches, landings, and getting the sail out of the way while rowing, let go the sheet and haul on the brail.
- It was too late to pause, however, and the sheet was slowly eased off, Jack hauling on the brail at the same time.
- As with the brails and sheets, there is no need to trim the scolaringe.
verbbrāl [with object]brail a sail upSailing Furl (a sail) by hauling on brail ropes. Example sentencesExamples - Large sprit rigs leave the sprit standing, and the sail is furled by brailing it up to the mast and headrope.
- I would haul the mizen up, and the mizen stay-sail down, or brail it up, hard a weather the helm, shiver the mizen top-sail, let go the main and main-top bowlines, ease off the main sheet, the lee main brace, and round in the weather brace.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French braiel, from medieval Latin bracale ‘girdle’, from braca ‘breeches’. |