"sail" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Suppose a free balloon drifting down the wind to have a sail suddenly hoisted on one side, what happens?
- Once clear of the harbor and beyond the fishing boats chugging more slowly out to their day's labors, Turian ordered the sails hoisted.
- If they can get the sail hoisted, would the flax stand when the eye passed?
- With the sail hoisted and holding, he hoped he could turn theTriton and heave-to near theTopaz.
- A trysail (also known as a "spencer") is small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger sail when winds are very high.
- Wind rises and sails hoisted on the ships; c. 9 a.m. fleet is seen from Minas Tirith.
- The captain ordered the sail hoisted to take advantage of the light offshore breeze.
- With so much sail hoisted the Swiftstar would lose some of its maneuverability.
- The sails hoisted, Shackleton, Worsley and the James Caird set out into the Southern Ocean.
- In other words: "When they were ready and their sail hoisted, Thorhall sang: Let us return thither where our fellow-countrymen are.
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