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Meaning of goose wing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

Equivalents

Español orejas de burro
Suomi virsari virsikirja

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

goose-drownder goose-drowner goose-flesher goose-pen goose-step goose-stepper

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