Top-sail

  • 31miz|zen-top|gal|lant mast — miz|zen top|gal|lant mast, miz|zen top|gal|lant sail, miz|zen top|gal|lant yard «MIHZ uhn top GAL uhnt; Nautical MIHZ uhn tuh GAL uhnt», the mast, sail, yard, etc., on the mizzen topmast, mizzen topsail, topsail yard …

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  • 32Naval artillery in the Age of Sail — The cannon shot (c. 1680), painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger Naval artillery in the Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571 1863: when large, sail powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a bewildering… …

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  • 33Drag sail — Drag Drag, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster] 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for… …

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  • 34drift sail — Drag Drag, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and 1st {Dredge}.] 1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged. [1913 Webster] 2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for… …

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  • 35Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology — Infobox Album Name = Come Sail Away The Styx Anthology Type = compilation Longtype = Artist = Styx Released = May 4, 2004 Recorded = 1971 1998 Genre = Rock Length = 149:55 Label = Producer = Reviews = Chronology = Styx compilation Last album =… …

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  • 36List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1988 — These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1988. Issue Date Song Artist(s) Reference 2 January No Top 40 released 9 January China in Your Hand T Pau [1] 16 January [2] 2 …

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  • 37To strike sail — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …

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  • 38Bunt (sail) — The bunt of a sail is the middle part of it, which is purposely formed into a kind of curved bag, or cavity, so that the sail might receive more wind. It is chiefly used in top sails, for courses are for the most part cut square, or at least with …

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  • 39miz|zen-roy|al sail — miz|zen roy|al mast, miz|zen roy|al sail, miz|zen roy|al yard «MIHZ uhn ROY uhl», the mast, sail, yard, etc., near the top of the mizzenmast of a square rigged vessel next above the mizzen topgallant mast, sail, yard …

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  • 40Shoulder-of-mutton sail — Shoulder Shoul der, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS. sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter, OHG. scultarra, Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the… …

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