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▪ I. reˈsail, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
1. intr. To sail (back) again; to set sail again.
1586Warner Alb. Eng. iii. xvi, The Dane inraged sayled thence.., And did with Brenn, resayling home, at great aduantage meete. 1725Pope Odyss. iv. 931 From Pyle resailing and the Spartan Court. 1780Fawkes & Meen Rhodius' Argonautics iv. 1565 Discharge this duty, and resail to Greece. 1898Daily News 25 Oct. 6/2 The San Nicholas resailed, followed by the American cruiser.
2. trans. To sail (a race) again.
1895Daily News 16 Sept. 3/3 We beg to state..the reason why the last two races were not ordered to be resailed.
▪ II. ˈresail, n.
[f. the vb.]
A race sailed again.
1947Sun (Baltimore) 8 Sept. 14/6 In the resail, sailed Saturday, the breeze barely let the racers finish within the time limit. 1970Cape Times 28 Oct. 25/8 Experience has shown that resails of cancelled races are not always successful. |