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square sail

square sail noun: a sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.

Noun

square sail (plural square sails)

  1. A sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.

Forms of square sail

pluralsquare sails

Questions about square sail

What does square sail mean?
Square sail means a sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.
What part of speech is square sail?
Square sail is a noun.
What is the plural of square sail?
The plural of square sail is square sails.

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