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after-sail

after-sail noun: one of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.

Noun

after-sail (plural after-sails)

  1. One of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.
    • On this final leg home, these experiments were taken a step further by putting an extra-large sail on the after mast, increasing sail area and changing the balance of the rig in that the after sail was then larger than the forward sail.1994, Ben Finney, Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey Through Polynesia

Forms of after-sail

pluralafter-sails
alternative formafter sail
alternative formaftersail

Origin of after-sail

From after + sail.

Questions about after-sail

What does after-sail mean?
After-sail means one of the sails towards the aft, i.e. on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.
What part of speech is after-sail?
After-sail is a noun.
What is the plural of after-sail?
The plural of after-sail is after-sails.

Words near after-sail in the dictionary

  1. after-party
  2. after-potential
  3. after-potentials
  4. after-reward
  5. after-rewards
  6. after-sail
  7. after-sails
  8. after-school
  9. after-school special
  10. after-school specials
  11. after-sensation

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