"square sail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: square sails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} square sail (plural square sails)
  1. (nautical) A sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships. Wikipedia link: square sail Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (sail set athwartships in a yard): råsejl [neuter] (Danish), razeil [neuter] (Dutch), rásegl [neuter] (Faroese), raakapurje (Finnish), Rahsegel [neuter] (German), מִפְרָשׂ רָחְבִּי (mifras rokhbi) [masculine] (Hebrew), vela quadra [feminine] (Italian), råseil [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), råsegl [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), råsegl [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), råsegel [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-square_sail-en-noun-xe0ELxop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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