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wingsail

wingsail noun: a variable-camber aerodynamic structure that may be fitted to a marine vessel in place of conventional sails.

Noun

wingsail (plural wingsails)

  1. A variable-camber aerodynamic structure that may be fitted to a marine vessel in place of conventional sails.

Forms of wingsail

pluralwingsails

Origin of wingsail

From wing + sail.

Questions about wingsail

What does wingsail mean?
Wingsail means a variable-camber aerodynamic structure that may be fitted to a marine vessel in place of conventional sails.
What part of speech is wingsail?
Wingsail is a noun.
What is the plural of wingsail?
The plural of wingsail is wingsails.

Words near wingsail in the dictionary

  1. Wingraves
  2. Wingrove
  3. Wingroves
  4. wings
  5. wings it
  6. wingsail
  7. wingsails
  8. wingseed
  9. wingshooting
  10. wingspan
  11. wingspans

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