drag sail

noun Nautical.

a sea anchor made of canvas.

Also called drag sheet.

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A drag-sail was then used in order to steady her, and it answered remarkably well.
The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson
Ida Lee

British Dictionary definitions for drag sail

drag sail

noun

another term for sea anchor

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