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riding sail

riding sail noun: a triangular sail.

Noun

riding sail (plural riding sails)

  1. A triangular sail.

Forms of riding sail

pluralriding sails

Origin of riding sail

So called because it was devised for keeping the vessel's head to the sea when riding at anchor.

Questions about riding sail

What does riding sail mean?
Riding sail means a triangular sail.
What part of speech is riding sail?
Riding sail is a noun.
What is the plural of riding sail?
The plural of riding sail is riding sails.

Words near riding sail in the dictionary

  1. riding rhymes
  2. riding robe
  3. riding robes
  4. riding roughshod over
  5. riding rusty
  6. riding sail
  7. riding sails
  8. riding Saint George
  9. riding school
  10. riding schools
  11. riding shotgun

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