crab claw sail

noun

A type of triangular sail with masts on the upper and lower edges, first developed in Austronesia.

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Meanings

nouncrab claw sail (plural crab claw sails)

plural crab claw sails

  1. informalnauticalA type of triangular sail with masts on the upper and lower edges, first developed in Austronesia.
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