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SLOOP, a type of sailing vessel
- sloopsSLOOP, a type of sailing vessel
- sloopa type of sailing vessel
- haulto brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel)
- auxiliary(of a sailing vessel) Equipped with a supplementary engine
- haul(of a sailing vessel) to come closer to the wind
- lay(of a sailing vessel) to sail close to the wind
- fetch(of a sailing vessel) to come onto a new tack
- becalmingLeave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind
- becalmedLeave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind
- mainsheetsA sheet used for controlling the mainsail of a sailing vessel
- bluenosea. sailing vessel of Nova Scotia b. seaman on such a vessel
- clean(of a sailing vessel) with all sails full of wind; rap full
- lay(of a sailing vessel) to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to
- foretrianglethe triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- foretrianglesFORETRIANGLE, the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- eatto blanket (a sailing vessel sailing close-hauled) by sailing close on the weather side of
- becalmto deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm
- haulto change the course of (a sailing vessel) so as to sail closer to the wind
- crack(of a sailing vessel) to sail in high winds under sails that would normally be furled
- becalmsto deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm
- headrailrailing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead
- trysailsA small, strong fore-and-aft sail set on the mast of a sailing vessel in heavy weather
- fill(of a sailing vessel) to proceed on a tack after being hove to or halted facing the wind; fill away
- lanyardsA rope threaded through a pair of deadeyes, used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel
- ahull(of a sailing vessel) with all sails furled and the helm lashed to head into the wind, as in heavy weather
- iron(of a sailing vessel) unable to maneuver because of the position of the sails with relation to the direction of the wind
- pushersone of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts, either the sixth or seventh from forward
- headstay(on a sailing vessel) a stay leading forward from the head of the foremost mast to the stem head or the end of the bowsprit
- shallopany of various vessels formerly used for sailing or rowing in shallow waters, esp. a two-masted, gaff-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries
- bowspritspar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel, for holding the tacks of various jibs or stays and often supporting a jib boom
- spankera. fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts b. designation given to the mast abaft a mizzenmast, usually the aftermost mast in any vessel