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
If clear decks are wanted, the windsail is about as inconvenient as it is ugly, and that is saying a great deal.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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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