furling in English

verb
1
roll or fold up and secure neatly (a flag, sail, umbrella, or other piece of fabric).
he shouted to the crew to furl sails
verb

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1. Mast track extension and pre-feeder for mainsail furling

2. In-mast Furling: In complete contrast to fully-Battened mainsails with large amounts of roach, there is the in-mast furling mainsail, which is becoming increasingly popular because of the convenience it offers

3. Brails, in a sailing ship, are small lines used to haul in or up the edges (leeches) or corners of sails, before furling

4. What does Buntline mean? A rope that keeps a square sail from bellying when it is being hauled up for furling

5. Brail definition: one of several lines fastened to the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to aid in furling it Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

6. Buntline definition, one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling

7. Definition of Buntline : one of the lines attached to the foot of a square sail to haul the sail up to the yard for furling First Known Use of Buntline 1627, in the meaning defined above

8. Buntline may be defined as “ One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail“Rope attached to middle of square sail to haul it up to the yard“One of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling”

9. ‘The Swan 36 comes with a fully Battened mainsail and roller furling genoa as standard equipment.’ ‘The big dogs are Battened down in the kennel and the only means of air are some holes big enough for my hands to go through.’ ‘Shopkeepers Battened their steel doors and people rushed for home.’