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goose wing

goose wing noun: a position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

Noun

goose wing (plural goose wings)

  1. A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
    Synonyms:
    gull wing, wing and wing

Synonyms of goose wing

  • gull wing
  • wing and wing

Forms of goose wing

pluralgoose wings

Questions about goose wing

What does goose wing mean?
Goose wing means a position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
What part of speech is goose wing?
Goose wing is a noun.
What is the plural of goose wing?
The plural of goose wing is goose wings.

Words near goose wing in the dictionary

  1. goose stepping
  2. goose steps
  3. goose tongue
  4. goose up
  5. Goose Village
  6. goose wing
  7. goose wings
  8. goose-drownder
  9. goose-drowner
  10. goose-drowners
  11. goose-flesher

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