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Sail rigs A
sail is a
tensile structure,
which is made from
fabric or
other membrane materials, that uses wind
power to
propel sailing craft, including...
- a
sail (
L),
acting as an airfoil,
occurs in a
direction perpendicular to the
incident airstream (the
apparent wind velocity, VA, for the head
sail) and...
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Solar sails (also
known as lightsails,
light sails, and
photon sails) are a
method of
spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight...
- A
shillelagh (/ʃɪˈleɪli, -lə/ shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish:
sail éille or
saill éalaigh [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], "thonged willow") is a
wooden walking stick and...
- a
former province of France. The
meaning of his name, also
spelled Sail or
Saill, is uncertain; it may be an
unusual given name. His surname, likewise...
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Charles (1843). The art of
sail-making. London: Dennett. Crothers,
William L. (2014-07-09). The
Masting of
American Merchant Sail in the 1850s: An Illustrated...
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square sail,
canted rectangular sail,
rectangular balance lug, or
balance lug
sail in English.: 102–103 : 608 In
historical sources, a
tanja sail is sometimes...
- The Age of
Sail is a
period in
European history that
lasted at the
latest from the mid-16th (or mid-15th) to the mid-19th centuries, in
which the dominance...
- row ore
saill with our bottis, for fear of the
horrible breake of the seas that is on the
outward side thereof, bot na
grate ships can
saill ther." Nicolson...
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vessels Sail components include the
features that
define a
sail's shape and function, plus its
constituent parts from
which it is manufactured. A
sail may...
