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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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Nearby words

wind power, wind pump, wind river, wind river range, wind rose, wind sail, wind scale, wind scorpion, wind shaft, wind shake, wind shear

Origin of wind sail

First recorded in 1715–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for wind sail

  • 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

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

    From Sand Hill to Pine|Bret Harte

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

    American Prisoners of the Revolution|Danske Dandridge

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

    Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould