wind sail
[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /
noun Nautical.
a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.
Words nearby wind sail
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
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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. MerrimanThe huge sunbonnet stiffly swung around like the wind-sail of a ship and stared at the horizon.
From Sand Hill to Pine|Bret HarteAn awning was provided, and a wind-sail furnished to conduct fresh air between the decks during the day.
American Prisoners of the Revolution|Danske DandridgeThe deck lumbered as when we left her, and not a wind-sail up!
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould