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ringsail

ringsail noun: a light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.

Noun

ringsail (plural ringsails)

  1. A light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.
    Synonyms:
    ringtail

Synonyms of ringsail

Forms of ringsail

pluralringsails

Origin of ringsail

From ring + sail.

Questions about ringsail

What does ringsail mean?
Ringsail means a light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.
What part of speech is ringsail?
Ringsail is a noun.
What is the plural of ringsail?
The plural of ringsail is ringsails.

Words near ringsail in the dictionary

  1. rings the welkins
  2. rings through
  3. rings true
  4. rings up
  5. rings up the curtain
  6. ringsail
  7. ringsails
  8. ringsful
  9. Ringsheim
  10. ringshine
  11. ringside

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