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- noun Plural form of
squaresail .
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Examples
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On the foremast we had two squaresails; there ought to have been four.
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On the foremast we had two squaresails; there ought to have been four.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003
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On the foremast we had two squaresails; there ought to have been four.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1 Roald Amundsen 1900
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On the foremast we had two squaresails; there ought to have been four.
The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900
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As the morning went on sail after sail was added, the men springing aloft and shaking out the squaresails, while long triangular pieces of canvas were run up the stays till the yacht was crowded, and she glided along with a delightfully easy motion.
Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy George Manville Fenn 1870
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Blastblow evidently saw his mistake in not setting his squaresails, for the wind was blowing about half a gale.
Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Oliver Optic 1859
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Before night, I had called all hands, and, after unbending the squaresails, sent down all the yards and top-masts, for I feared that we might have trouble with the "low bridges," and perhaps with the trees that overhung the stream in some places.
Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Oliver Optic 1859
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