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LUGSAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lugsail mean?
• LUGSAIL (noun)
The noun LUGSAIL has 1 sense:
1. a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
Familiarity information: LUGSAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lug; lugsail
Hypernyms ("lugsail" is a kind of...):
fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)
Holonyms ("lugsail" is a part of...):
junk (any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails)
lugger (small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails)
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