brail
brail/brāl/
noun
small ropes that are led from the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to pulleys on the mast for temporarily furling it.
verb
furl (a sail) by hauling on brail ropes.
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Brail
Brails, in a sailing ship, are small lines used to haul in or up the edges or corners of sails, before furling. On a ship rig, these brails are most often found on the mizzen sail. The command is, hale up the brails, or, brail up the sails. Wikipedia
The meaning of BRAIL is a rope fastened to the leech of a sail and used for hauling the sail up or in.
verb (used with object) · to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually followed by up ). · to transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship.
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Brails, in a sailing ship, are small lines used to haul in or up the edges (leeches) or corners of sails, before furling. On a ship rig, these brails are ...
brail in American English · 1. Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
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