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• Ringtail — Ring tail , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom and gaff sail; called also {ringsail}. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ringtail boom — Ringtail Ring tail , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom and gaff sail; called also {ringsail}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… …   Wikipedia

• ringtail — /ˈrɪŋteɪl/ (say ringtayl) noun 1. → ringtail possum. 2. Nautical a small sail, an extension to the spanker, set abaft it on an extended spanker boom. 3. Colloquial a coward. {ring1 + tail1} …  

• ringtail — /ring tayl /, n. 1. any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring. 2. cacomistle. 3. Also called ringsail. Naut. a narrow studdingsail set abaft a gaff sail, esp. a spanker, upon spears extending beyond… …   Universalium

• Studding sail — A studding sail or studsail is a sail used to increase the sail area of a square rigged vessel in light winds. Traditionally pronounced stuns l.It is an extra sail hoisted alongside a square rigged sail on an extension of its yardarm. It is named …   Wikipedia

• ringsail — Ringtail Ring tail , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom and gaff sail; called also {ringsail}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• Ringsail — Ring sail , n. (Naut.) See {Ringtail}, 2. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wingsail — A wingsail is a form of marine propulsion similar to conventional sails. However, a wingsail is a built up structure with airfoil cross section, like an airplane wing, which shape can provide a much better lift to drag ratio than conventional… …   Wikipedia