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goosewinged

goosewinged adjective: having a goose wing; said of a fore-and-aft sailboat with the foresail set on one side (e.g. starboard) and mainsail on the other (e.g. port), often used when the boat is running (with the wind almost directly at the stern).

Adjective

goosewinged (not comparable)

  1. Having a goose wing; said of a fore-and-aft sailboat with the foresail set on one side (e.g. starboard) and mainsail on the other (e.g. port), often used when the boat is running (with the wind almost directly at the stern).
    Synonyms:
    wung-out

Synonyms of goosewinged

Origin of goosewinged

From goosewing + -ed.

Questions about goosewinged

What does goosewinged mean?
Goosewinged means having a goose wing; said of a fore-and-aft sailboat with the foresail set on one side (e.g. starboard) and mainsail on the other (e.g. port), often used when the boat is running (with the wind almost directly at the stern).
What part of speech is goosewinged?
Goosewinged is an adjective.

Words near goosewinged in the dictionary

  1. goosesteps
  2. goosetongue
  3. goosetongues
  4. gooseweed
  5. goosewing
  6. goosewinged
  7. goosewings
  8. goosey
  9. Goosey Night
  10. gooseys
  11. goosh

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