Lugsail

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A quadrilateral sail that lacks a boom, has the foot larger than the head, and is bent to a yard hanging obliquely on the mast.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast at about one third of its length: a common rig for boats of men-of-war. Also lug.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fore-and-aft sail   
    Cross Reference
    lug-sail boat   
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