goose·winged
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Audio Help [goos-wingd] Pronunciation Key –adjective Nautical.
| 1. | (of a square sail) having the lee clew furled while the weather clew is held taut. |
| 2. | (of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) having the foresail and mainsail set on opposite sides. |
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Goosewinged
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Goosewinged
Goose"winged`\, a. (Naut.) (a) Having a "goosewing." (b) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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