FURLING

Meaning of FURLING in English

■ noun equipment for ~ sails around their yards or booms.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FURLING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furl
Английский словарь Webster
FURLING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Furl
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FURLING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of furl.
Webster English vocab
FURLING — крепление парусов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
FURLING — крепление парусов - furling line
Англо-Русский морской словарь
BUNTLINE — noun Date: 1627 one of the lines attached to the foot of a square sail to haul the sail up …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PASS — I. ˈpas, ˈpaa(ə)s, ˈpais, ˈpȧs verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English passen, from Old French passer, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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MARTINET — I. |mär]t ə n|et, |mȧ], ]d.ə̇n|-, ]tə̇n|-, usu -ed.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English mertinet, from Middle French …
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GLUT — I. ˈglət, usu -əd.+V verb ( glutted ; glutted ; glutting ; gluts ) Etymology: Middle English glotten, glouten, probably …
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FURL — I. ˈfərl, esp before pause or consonant ˈfər.əl; ˈfə̄l, ˈfəil verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English ferler, from Old …
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BRAIL — I. ˈbrāl, esp bef pause or cons -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel, from …
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SHORTEN SAIL — phrasal : to reduce the extent of sail (as by reefing or furling)
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SEA GASKET — noun : a fixed furling line such as is used at sea
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RUNNING RIGGING — noun : rigging that is used primarily in setting, furling, and otherwise handling sails and movable spars or in handling …
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FOOTROPE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a rope rigged below a yard for men to stand on when reefing or furling — …
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BUNTLINE — ˈbəntˌlīn, -_lə̇n noun Etymology: bunt (I) + line : one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square …
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PASS (31) — (v. t.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
Английский словарь Webster
FOOTROPE — (n.) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.
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BRAIL — (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory …
Английский словарь Webster
PASS — ( v. t. ) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRAIL — ( n. ) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FURL — — furlable , adj. — furler , n. /ferrl/ , v.t. 1. to gather into a compact roll and bind …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUNTLINE — /bunt"lin, -luyn'/ , n. Naut. one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FURL — I. ˈfər(-ə)l verb Etymology: Anglo-French ferlier to fasten, from fer, ferm tight (from Latin firmus firm) + lier to tie, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUNTLINE — noun Date: 1627 : one of the lines attached to the foot of a square sail to haul the sail …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PASS
Webster English vocab
FOOTROPE — noun that part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. 2. footrope ·noun the …
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 …
Webster English vocab
CLEW — [ klu: ] ■ noun 1》 the lower or after corner of a sail. 2》 ( ~s ) Nautical the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLEW A SAIL UP/DOWN — draw a sail up or let it down by the clews when furling or unfurling. → clew
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BRAILS — small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling …
Concise Oxford English vocab

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