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plain sail
noun
- any of the ordinary working sails of a vessel.
- all these sails, taken collectively.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plain sail1
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Example Sentences
They were all under plain sail aloft and alow—27 sail of the line, frigates and steamers.
You are turning to windward in a fresh breeze, under all plain sail, and it becomes necessary to tack.
There was a strong breeze blowing aft and the barque was slugging along under all plain sail.
There was a light breeze from the eastward, and the frigate, under all plain sail, was standing on a bowline to the southward.
The barque was under all plain sail, and we were but three men to get the yards braced round.
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