Definition of Goosewinged. Meaning of Goosewinged. Synonyms of Goosewinged

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Definition of Goosewinged

Goosewinged
Goosewinged Goose"winged`, a. (Naut.) (a) Having a ``goosewing.' (b) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.
Goosewing
Goosewing Goose"wing`, n. (Naut.) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

Meaning of Goosewinged from wikipedia

- Wing and wing, Wing on wing, Goosewinging or Goosewinged, is a term used to define, in a fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat, the way to navigate sailing directly...
- ****ing that attaches a boom to a mast yet allows it to move freely. goosewinged (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) Sailing directly away from the wind...
- Javanese janggolan with lete sail (a variant of crab claw sail), goosewinged (receiving wind from the stern)....