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I . sail [seɪl] N

1. sail (on boat):

sail
па́рус m

2. sail (windmill blade):

sail
крыло́ nt

II . sail [seɪl] VB intr

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2. sail (start voyage):

sail
отплыва́ть

3. sail (move smoothly):

sail
нести́сь

III . sail [seɪl] VB trans (navigate)

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Usage examples with sails

to take the wind out of sb's sails fig (frustrate someone)
поста́вить в безвы́ходное положе́ние

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
These additional sails are set along the edge of the square topsail and the mainsail, supported by additional spars known as stun's'l booms.
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Boat sail drill is a lightweight, unbleached drill used to make sails for sailing craft.
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On the horizon, there are sails and cargo boats.
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She is 32 meters long with a gaff rig, hand winches, and traditional ropes and canvas sails.
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After that, he went back on board, unfurling the sails of his ship, seeing if they could be repaired.
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Larger naval cutters often had the ability to hoist two or three square-rigged sails from their mast to improve their downwind sailing performance as well.
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Cloth is also used by shipwrights to make the vessels' sails.
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Aft-mast rigs with no mainsail also require fewer winches to raise and lower sails, and no winches to move the boom.
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The only wooden spars were the four royal yards, the four topgallant masts and the two gaffs of the spanker fore-and-aft sails.
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Sails set forward of the foremost mast are known generically as "headsails", and might include jibs, genoas and spinnakers.
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