单词 | royal sail |
释义 | > as lemmasroyal sail royal sail n. Nautical a small sail hoisted above the topgallant sail; cf. royal mast n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > royal sail(s) topgallant royals1514 top-royal?a1535 royal sail1660 royal1769 1660 J. Couch in A. M. Broadley Royal Miracle 220 Thy Oaky Ribs swell not the Forests Pride Nor canst thou boast of th'Ankers by thy side, Nor Royal sails. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 166 Flying of Sails, setting them in a loose manner; as royal sails without lifts. 1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 354 Royal and top-gallant sails in. 1999 H. Janin Indo-China Opium Trade in Nineteenth Cent. 8 A moon-sail could be set above the royal sail when the ship was ghosting along. < as lemmas |
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