Sail

Of sailing vessel and piece of cloth.   May also be referred to as canvas, canvass and sheet.

A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.

This concept's ID is @1~22613

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  • fore-and-aft sail 10 facts

    Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft dir...

  • topsail 1 facts

    A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and...

  • mainsail 1 facts

    The lowermost sail on the mainmast.

  • headsail 1 facts

    Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel.

  • skysail 0 facts

    The sail above the royal on a square-rigger.

  • balloon sail 0 facts

    Any light loose sail.

  • royal 0 facts

    A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast.

  • foresail 0 facts

    The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.

  • main-topsail 0 facts

    A topsail set on the mainmast.

  • reef 0 facts

    One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of...

  • press of sail 0 facts

    The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely.

  • crossjack 0 facts

    The lowermost sail on a mizzenmast.

  • topgallant 0 facts

    A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast.

  • save-all 0 facts

    A sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail.

  • square sail 0 facts

    A four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast.