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yawl  (yôl)

n.

1. A two-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel similar to the ketch but having a smaller jigger- or mizzenmast stepped abaft the rudder. Also called dandy.

2. A ship's small boat, crewed by rowers.

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[Dutch jol, possibly from Low German jolle.]

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yawl¹

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a two-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with a large mainmast and a small mizzenmast stepped aft of the rudderpost Compare ketch, sloop

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a ship's small boat, usually rowed by four or six oars

[from Dutch jol or Middle Low German jolle, of unknown origin]

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yawl²

vb

(intr) Brit dialect to howl, weep, or scream harshly; yowl

[from Low German jaulen; see yowl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) jolly boat, jolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work small boat - a boat that is small
	2.	yawl - a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost dandy sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
Verb	1.	yawl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" howl, ululate, wail, yaup, roar cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises

Translations

yawl [jɔːl] N → yol m, yola f

yawl

n (Naut) (= rowing boat) → Beiboot nt; (= sailing boat) → (Segel)jolle f