Definition of Ringsail. Meaning of Ringsail. Synonyms of Ringsail

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Definition of Ringsail

Ringsail
Ringsail Ring"sail`, n. (Naut.) See Ringtail, 2.
ringsail
Ringtail Ring"tail`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. 2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail. Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.

Meaning of Ringsail from wikipedia

- This section is missing information about ringslot and ringsail parachutes. Please expand the section by making an edit requestto include this information...
- failed to detach, but the crew survived. Apollo 15 - One of the three ringsail parachutes failed during the ocean landing, likely damaged as the spacecraft...
- three 7.2-foot (2.2 m) ringslot pilot parachutes; three 83.5-foot (25.5 m) ringsail main parachutes Sources: The service module was an unpressurized cylindrical...
- Reef, an airdrop testing program to evaluate the Mercury 63-foot (19 m) ringsail main parachute's capability to support the higher spacecraft weight for...
- Facility. This test focused on the 6-meter (20 ft) SIAD-R and Supersonic Ringsail (SSRS) technologies, incorporating lessons learned during the 2014 test...
- installation of an egress hatch, an astronaut observation window and a reefed ringsail landing parachute, as well as redesign of the rate stabilization and control...