furling (verb)

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• Spinnaker — For other uses, see Spinnaker (disambiguation). Bear of Britain, a Farr 52 with masthead spinnaker in front of Calshot Spit A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a… …   Wikipedia

• furl — I. verb Etymology: Anglo French ferlier to fasten, from fer, ferm tight (from Latin firmus firm) + lier to tie, from Latin ligare more at ligature Date: 1556 transitive verb to wrap or roll (as a sail or a flag) close to or around something… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• furl — /fɜl / (say ferl) verb (t) 1. to draw into a compact roll, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff. –verb (i) 2. to become furled. –noun 3. the act of furling or state of being furled. 4. a roll resulting from being furled. {compare… …  

• short´en|er — short|en «SHR tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make shorter; cut off: »to shorten the working day. The new highway shortens the trip. She has had all her dresses shortened. Envy and wrath shorten the life (Ecclesiasticus 30:24). 2. to make seem… …   Useful english dictionary

• short|en — «SHR tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make shorter; cut off: »to shorten the working day. The new highway shortens the trip. She has had all her dresses shortened. Envy and wrath shorten the life (Ecclesiasticus 30:24). 2. to make seem shorter:… …   Useful english dictionary

• furl — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] furls, furling, furled VERB When you furl something made of fabric such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you roll or fold it up because it is not going to be used. [V n] An attempt was made to furl the headsail. [V ed] ...a furled …   English dictionary

• brail Sailing — noun (brails) small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore and aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling it. verb (brail something up) furl a sail by hauling on the brails. Origin ME: from OFr. braiel, from med. L. bracale… …   English new terms dictionary

• clew — [klu:] noun 1》 the lower or after corner of a sail. 2》 (clews) Nautical the cords by which a hammock is suspended. 3》 archaic a ball of thread. 4》 archaic variant of clue. verb (clew a sail up/down) draw a sail up or let it down by the clews when …   English new terms dictionary

• furl — UK [fɜː(r)l] / US [fɜrl] verb [transitive] Word forms furl : present tense I/you/we/they furl he/she/it furls present participle furling past tense furled past participle furled mainly literary to fold or roll a piece of cloth or paper a furled… …   English dictionary

• take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …   English World dictionary

• furl´er — furl «furl», verb, noun. –v.t. to roll up or fold up: »to furl a sail, to furl a flag. The boys broke up camp and furled the tent. Figurative. The birds furled their wings. –v.i. to become rolled or gathered up in a spiral or twisted form; curl… …   Useful english dictionary