goose wing

noun

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.

Similar
gull wingwing and wing
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Meanings

noungoose wing (plural goose wings)

plural goose wings

  1. nauticalA 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.

    Synonyms: gull wing, wing and wing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
gull wingwing and wing
Also see
gullwing

Translations

Finnish virsikirja, virsari
  • virsikirjasail positioning
  • virsarisail positioning
Spanish orejas de burro
  • orejas de burrosail positioning
Cite this entry
APA

goose wing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goose%20wing

MLA

“goose wing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goose%20wing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goose wing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goose%20wing.

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