单词	square sail
释义	square sail noun ˈskwer-ˌsāl  -səl : a 4-sided sail extended on a yard suspended at the middle from a mast Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web According to Bill Nye, the advent of CubeSats actually led to the current square sail design. Amy Thompson, Smithsonian, 25 June 2019 After seven days in space, LightSail 2 will pop out of its container, extend four long booms, and deploy four sheets of mirror-like Mylar plastic into a 340-square-foot, square sail. NBC News, 3 June 2019 When the wind blew favorably, the crew would have hoisted a square sail on the mast; the rest of the time, rowers would have lined up on the benches and propelled the ship along with large oars. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2018 Word History First Known Use 1600, in the meaning defined above
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