a type of sailing vessel
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sloopa type of sailing vessel
sloopsSLOOP, a type of sailing vessel
ICEBOATSailing vessel of a sort.
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
mainsheetsA sheet used for controlling the mainsail of a sailing vessel
becalmedLeave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind
clean(of a sailing vessel) with all sails full of wind; rap full
bluenosea. sailing vessel of Nova Scotia b. seaman on such a vessel
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
becalmsto deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm
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
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
lanyardsA rope threaded through a pair of deadeyes, used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel
fill(of a sailing vessel) to proceed on a tack after being hove to or halted facing the wind; fill away
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