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OED:
1. a. One of the shaped pieces of canvas or other strong textile material fastened to the masts, spars or stays of a vessel, so as to catch the wind and cause it to move through the water. Also occas. a similar apparatus for propelling a wind-driven carriage. b. transf. Applied to the wing of a bird. poet. Also techn. in Falconry, the wing of a hawk. c. transf. Applied to something that is spread out like a sail, or that catches the wind. d. Aeronaut. Applied to a flat aerodynamically structured part of an aircraft. Obs. Note "c". Cheers MC |
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