Synonyms

lugsail

American

[luhg-seyl, luhg-suhl] / ˈlʌgˌseɪl, ˈlʌg səl /

noun

Nautical.

a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.

lugsail British

/ ˈlʌɡsəl, lʌɡ /

noun

nautical a four-sided sail bent and hoisted on a yard

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Etymology

Origin of lugsail

1670–80; Middle English lugge pole (now dial.; log ¹ ) + sail

Example Sentences

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Sink me lugsail parley flogging knave quarterdeck ballast.

From Seattle Times

She rolled on the angry combers and the boom that stretched the lugsail's foot tossed up.

From Project Gutenberg

Didn't you have a bright, varnished boat with a teak topstrake and a red standing lugsail?

From Project Gutenberg

There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so.

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She carried her full complement of oars, a mast, and lugsail.

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