lug·sail (l g s l)n. A quadrilateral sail that lacks a boom, has the foot larger than the head, and is bent to a yard hanging obliquely on the mast. [Possibly from lug.] |
lugsail [ˈlʌgsəl], lug [lʌg]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a four-sided sail bent and hoisted on a yard
[perhaps from Middle English (now dialect) lugge pole, or from lugge ear]
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| Noun | 1. |  lugsail - a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mastfore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction junk - any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails lugger - small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails |
Translations
lugsail
n → Loggersegel nt
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