Nautical. trans. to fill the sails: ‘to brace the yards so that the wind strikes the after side of the sails, and advances the ship in her course’…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > brace yards so sails fill (3) to fill the sails1794 Nautical. trans. to fill the sails: ‘to brace the yards so that the wind strikes the after side of the sails, and advances the ship in her course’… Subcategories:— fill sails and manoeuvre ship (2) |
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