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词汇 square sail
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Definition of square sail in English:

square sail

noun
  • A four-cornered sail supported by a yard attached to a mast.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • They had a good stretch of river ahead to themselves, only a few fishing canoes in sight, and Telli soon gave in to temptation and lowered the spar at the bottom of the square sail another yard.
    • When furled, the square sails vanished inside the booms, although the 15 fore-and-aft sails were handled like any modern sail-boat's roller-furling jib.
    • The argument is that a three-masted ship had three yards on each mast for the square sails, making nine in all.
    • At first when sails triumphed over oars, a large square sail was rigged on the mainmast while two smaller sails fore and aft gave the ship maneuverability.
    • Such ships were robustly built with stout planking secured to massive framing timbers, with a single mast possibly rigged with a square sail.

Definition of square sail in US English:

square sail

nounskwer sāl
  • A four-cornered sail supported by a yard attached to a mast.

    横帆

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They had a good stretch of river ahead to themselves, only a few fishing canoes in sight, and Telli soon gave in to temptation and lowered the spar at the bottom of the square sail another yard.
    • Such ships were robustly built with stout planking secured to massive framing timbers, with a single mast possibly rigged with a square sail.
    • The argument is that a three-masted ship had three yards on each mast for the square sails, making nine in all.
    • When furled, the square sails vanished inside the booms, although the 15 fore-and-aft sails were handled like any modern sail-boat's roller-furling jib.
    • At first when sails triumphed over oars, a large square sail was rigged on the mainmast while two smaller sails fore and aft gave the ship maneuverability.
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