lugsail in French
lugsail in French is voile à corne — lugsail means a four-sided sail attached to a pole that crosses the mast at an angle.
lugsail in French
voile à corne
A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
What does "lugsail" mean?
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noun A four-sided sail attached to a pole that crosses the mast at an angle.
"Junks have a deck and high masts, most commonly three, with four-cornered, coarse cotton sails, called lugsails, braced flat by bamboo strips or battens."
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- Junks have a deck and high masts, most commonly three, with four-cornered, coarse cotton sails, called lugsails, braced flat by bamboo strips or battens.
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What is "lugsail" in French?
"lugsail" in French is voile à corne. lugsail means: A four-sided sail attached to a pole that crosses the mast at an angle.
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