balance lug


nounNautical.
  1. a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom.

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How to use balance lug in a sentence

  • The balance lug so much in vogue is but a lateen sail with the fore-angle cut off.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • It was fitted with a short, stiff mast and a balance lug-sail.

    The Last Hope | Henry Seton Merriman