windsailn.
/ˈwɪn(d)sl/, /ˈwɪn(d)seɪl/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(d)ˌseɪl/, /ˈwɪn(d)s(ə)l/ 1. Nautical. A long wide tube or funnel of sail-cloth used for ventilating a ship.
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the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > supplying fresh air or ventilation > ventilator > tube of sailcloth on a ship
windsail1741
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > for light air > scoop on
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ventilator1846
air scoop1919
1741 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 42 65 The Wind-Sails..are usually between 25 and 30 Foot long, according to the Size of the Ship.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. iii. 22 I trimmed my ear like a windsail in the tropics.
1842 C. Dickens in J. Forster Life Dickens (1872) I. 321 From the roof, a couple of windsails dangled and drooped, limp and useless.
2. A sail of a windmill.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > windmill > sail
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ventaila1529
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1725 D. Defoe Tour Great Brit. II. iv. 151 Here are some wonderful Engines for throwing up Water,..one..goes by Wind-Sails, 12 Wings or Sails to a Mill.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 450/2.
1883 G. Meredith Sense & Spirit in Poems & Lyrics 8 We go distraught, At best but circle-windsails of a mill.
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