BRAILS

Meaning of BRAILS in English

small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling it.

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BRAILS — (naut.) cordes, cargatores
English interlingue dictionary
BRAILS — n. ropes on edge of sail for hauling up
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BRAILS — гитов латинского паруса
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BRAIL — I. ˈbrāl, esp bef pause or cons -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEAK — (n.) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BRAIL — (v. t.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — ( n. ) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAIL — ( v. t. ) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAIL — /brayl/ , n. 1. Naut. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAIL — I. ˈbrā(ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel, belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEAK — noun the extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. 2. peak ·vi to pry; to peep slyly. 3. peak ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BRAIL — noun a thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. 2. brail ·noun a stock at each end …
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BRAIL SOMETHING UP — furl a sail by hauling on the brails. → brail
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BRAIL SAILING — brail Sailing ■ noun ( brails ) small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to …
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BRAIL — [brail] n [ME brayle, fr. AF braiel, fr. OF, strap] (15c) 1: a rope fastened to the leech of a …
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BRAIL — brail BrE AmE breɪ ə l ▷ brailed breɪ ə ld ▷ brailing ˈbreɪ ə l ɪŋ ▷ brails breɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIGGING — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Rigging See also sail . lanyard backstay lazy jack baggywrinkle lutchet bibb mainstay bitt …
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