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wind sail
[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /
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noun Nautical.
a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.
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Origin of wind sail
First recorded in 1715–25
Words nearby wind sail
Wind River Range, windrode, wind rose, windrow, windrower, wind sail, wind scale, wind scorpion, wind-screen, windscreen wiper, wind shaft
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British Dictionary definitions for wind sail
windsail
/ (ˈwɪndˌseɪl) /
noun
a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below
any of the vanes or sails of a windmill
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