windsail
Britishnoun
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a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below
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any of the vanes or sails of a windmill
Example Sentences
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“I got a skateboard and some trash bags, and it’s really windy. Can I make some sort of skateboard windsail contraption?”
From The Verge • Mar. 7, 2022
I was definitely like, “Look. I got a skateboard and some trash bags, and it’s really windy. Can I make some sort of skateboard windsail contraption? I think we can make this work.”
From The Verge • Mar. 7, 2022
Her windsail of an ear moves forward and then back, and the trunk returns.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The sky to the southward is a jet-black mass of clouds, and the windsail is yawing in a strong, cool breeze.
From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William
He manufactured a windsail outside the carriage window, which brought in a little breeze during the airless heat of mid-day.
From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Praed, Campbell, Mrs.
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