sail; canvas; canvass; sheet
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Type of:
piece of cloth; piece of material
Types:
balloon sail
crossjack; mizzen course
fore-and-aft sail
foresail
headsail
mainsail
main-topsail
press of sail; press of canvas
royal
save-all
skysail
square sail
topgallant; topgallant sail
topsail
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