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• Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… …   Wikipedia

• Sailing ship — is now used to refer to any large wind powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a specific rig of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant. In popular usage ship became …   Wikipedia

• yawl — ► NOUN ▪ a two masted fore and aft rigged sailing boat with the mizzenmast stepped far aft so that the mizzen boom overhangs the stern. ORIGIN from Low German jolle or Dutch jol …   English terms dictionary

• yawl — yawl1 [yôl] n. [< MLowG jolle or Du jol] 1. Archaic a ship s boat; jolly boat 2. a small, two masted sailing vessel similar to a ketch but with the mizzenmast located aft of the rudderpost yawl2 [yôl] vi., n. Brit. dial. var. of YOWL …   English World dictionary

• Yawl — A yawl (from Dutch Jol ) is a two masted sailing craft similar to a sloop or cutter but with an additional mizzen mast well aft of the main mast, often right on the transom. A small mizzen sail is hoisted on the mizzen mast.The yawl was… …   Wikipedia

• yawl — yawl1 /yawl/, n. 1. a ship s small boat, rowed by a crew of four or six. 2. a two masted, fore and aft rigged sailing vessel having a large mainmast and a smaller jiggermast or mizzenmast stepped abaft the sternpost. Cf. ketch. [1660 70; < D jol… …   Universalium

• sailing vessel — Synonyms and related words: bark, bawley, bilander, brig, brigantine, bully, buss, caravel, cat, catamaran, clipper, corsair, corvette, cutter, dandy, dhow, dromond, fishing smack, flattie, four masted bark, four master, frigate, galiot, galleass …   Moby Thesaurus

• sailing ship — noun a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts • Syn: ↑sailing vessel • Members of this Topic: ↑weatherly, ↑weatherliness • Hypernyms: ↑vessel, ↑watercraft …   Useful english dictionary

• sailing vessel — noun a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts • Syn: ↑sailing ship • Members of this Topic: ↑weatherly, ↑weatherliness • Hypernyms: ↑vessel, ↑watercraft …   Useful english dictionary

• yawl — 1. noun /jɔːl/ a) A small ships boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. b) A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post. 2 …   Wiktionary

• yawl — noun 1》 a two masted fore and aft rigged sailing boat with the mizzenmast stepped far aft so that the mizzen boom overhangs the stern. 2》 historical a ship s jolly boat with four or six oars. Origin C16: from Mid. Low Ger. jolle or Du. jol, of… …   English new terms dictionary