SQUARE SAIL


Meaning of SQUARE SAIL in English

ˈ ̷ ̷səl, -ˌsāl noun

: a 4-sided sail extended on a yard suspended at the middle from a mast ; specifically : a sail set on a yard on the single mast or foremast of a fore-and-aft-rigged ship (as a sloop or schooner) — see sail illustration

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