balance lugsail

noun

: a lugsail not lowered in tacking and having the foot laced to a boom extending forward of the mast or with the tack fitted to travel on a horse set in the deck forward of the mast

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of balance lugsail was in 1880

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“Balance lugsail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20lugsail. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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