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

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How to use wind sail in a sentence

The breeze from the windsail blew some of the snuff out of the box into the eyes of Macallan.
The King's Own|Captain Frederick Marryat
The flaps of the windsail hang dead, the sides of the canvas tube have fallen in like the neck of a skinny old man.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee
Away southward lies a black streak on the sky-line and the windsail flickers a little.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee
The sky to the southward is a jet-black mass of clouds, and the windsail is yawing in a strong, cool breeze.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee

There was no suggestion of oppressiveness in the air and a windsail was not necessary to keep the cabin fresh and cool.
In the Track of the Trades|Lewis R. Freeman

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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