assailability | (noun) vulnerability to forceful attack | - |
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assailant | (noun) someone who attacks | Synonyms: aggressor, assaulter, attacker |
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foresail | (noun) the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel | - |
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gaffsail | (noun) a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff | Synonyms: gaff-headed sail |
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grisaille | (noun) chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief | - |
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headsail | (noun) any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel | - |
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lugsail | (noun) a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast | Synonyms: lug |
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mainsail | (noun) the lowermost sail on the mainmast | - |
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parasail | (noun) parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car | - |
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parasailing | (noun) gliding in a parasail | Synonyms: paragliding |
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sail | (noun) an ocean trip taken for pleasure | Synonyms: cruise |
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(noun) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | Synonyms: canvas, canvass, sheet |
(noun) any structure that resembles a sail | - |
sailboat | (noun) a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast | Synonyms: sailing boat |
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sailcloth | (noun) a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents | - |
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sailfish | (noun) large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail | - |
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(noun) a saltwater fish with lean flesh | - |
sailing | (noun) riding in a sailboat | - |
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(noun) the work of a sailor | Synonyms: navigation, seafaring |
(noun) the departure of a vessel from a port | - |
(noun) the activity of flying a glider | Synonyms: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring |
sailmaker | (noun) a maker of sails | - |
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sailor | (noun) a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | Synonyms: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, skimmer, straw hat |
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(noun) any member of a ship's crew | Synonyms: crewman |
(noun) a serviceman in the navy | Synonyms: bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy |
sailplane | (noun) aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces | Synonyms: glider |
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sailplaning | (noun) the activity of flying a glider | Synonyms: glide, gliding, sailing, soaring |
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skysail | (noun) the sail above the royal on a square-rigger | - |
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spritsail | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit | - |
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staysail | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | - |
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topsail | (noun) a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast | - |
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wassail | (noun) a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas | - |
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wassailer | (noun) someone who enjoys riotous drinking | Synonyms: carouser |
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(noun) someone who who drinks to the health of someone or the success of some venture | Synonyms: toaster |