"sail" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The rest of the mostly glass-enclosed building was arched like a giant sail.
- Proposed designs for solar sails have included arrays of long, thin blades likes a helicopter's and giant kite-like sails.
- A simple way might be to set a giant sail, except the boat will capsize due to Fc, the capsize force.
- In addition, the Russians said, the same principles could be used to erect giant sails in space that would use sunlight to propel spacecraft.
- The giant sail billowed and blew forward like a ghost on the run, but the crew managed to bring it back and get underway with proper sail shape.
- "I realized what I was really building was a giant sail," Mr. Kalkbrenner said.
- Early on a bright summer day, a view of Clearwater's giant sails against the cliffs induces a strange serenity.
- The outdoor event saw films projected onto a huge white screen, representing a giant sail, hanging over the great quarry walls of medieval Dysart harbour.
- His ebon cloak trailed behind like some giant sail blown out and flapping in a gale.
- She worked in the pit, which meant she lugged giant sails from below deck, and tailed for grinders working the forward winches.
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