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goose wings

goose wings is the plural of goose wing.

Meaning of goose wing

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

Questions about goose wings

What is goose wings the plural of?
Goose wings is the plural of goose wing.

Words near goose wings in the dictionary

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

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