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wind sail

[wind]
noun Nautical.
  1. a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.

Origin of wind sail

First recorded in 1715–25
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Historical Examples of wind sail

  • The deck lumbered as when we left her, and not a wind-sail up!

    Cornish Characters

    S. Baring-Gould

  • An awning was provided, and a wind-sail furnished to conduct fresh air between the decks during the day.

  • The huge sunbonnet stiffly swung around like the wind-sail of a ship and stared at the horizon.

  • The snow pattered against the cloth stretched like a wind-sail from their flanks to the rising front of the sleigh.

    Barlasch of the Guard

    H. S. Merriman