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1 velero
adj.swift-sailing, sailing.m.1 sailing boat or ship.2 sailing ship, sailer, sailboat, sailing boat.3 sailmaker.* * *► adjetivo1 sailing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (fabricante de velas) sailmaker1 sailing ship, sailing boat————————1 sailing ship, sailing boat* * *1.ADJ [barco] manoeuvrable, maneuverable (EEUU)2. SM2) (Aer) glider3) (=persona) sailmaker* * *b) (Aviac) glider* * *= sailing yacht, sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.Ex. The results indicate that recreational boating is the main component of all boat traffic, being composed chiefly by sailing yachts, with a small contribution of jet-skis and speedboat.Ex. M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.Ex. Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex. Proceeding upwind with a sailboat is called tacking, and involves moving into the wind with a series of zigzag maneuvers.Ex. Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.----* barco velero = sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.* * *b) (Aviac) glider* * *= sailing yacht, sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.Ex: The results indicate that recreational boating is the main component of all boat traffic, being composed chiefly by sailing yachts, with a small contribution of jet-skis and speedboat.
Ex: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex: Proceeding upwind with a sailboat is called tacking, and involves moving into the wind with a series of zigzag maneuvers.Ex: Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.* barco velero = sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.* * *2 ( Aviac) glider* * *
velero sustantivo masculino
( pequeño) sailboat (AmE), sailing boat (BrE)b) (Aviac) glider
velero sustantivo masculino sailing boat o ship
' velero' also found in these entries:
English:
ship
- around
- sailboat
- sailing
- yacht
* * *velero nm[pequeño] sailing boat; [grande] sailing ship* * *m MAR sailing ship* * *velero nm1) : sailing ship2) : sailboat* * *velero n sailing boat
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