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lugsail in Italian

lugsail in Italian is vela aurica, aurica — lugsail means a four-sided sail attached to a pole that crosses the mast at an angle.

lugsail in Italian

vela aurica
noun
A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
aurica
noun
A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.

What does "lugsail" mean?

  1. 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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lugsail in a sentence

  • 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 Italian?
"lugsail" in Italian is vela aurica, aurica. lugsail means: A four-sided sail attached to a pole that crosses the mast at an angle.
Are there other ways to say "lugsail" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "lugsail": vela aurica, aurica.
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