goose wing
goose wing · goose wings
A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to…A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
Meaning
1 sensesA position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: goose wings| Singular | goose wing |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsgull wingwing and wing