goose wings

A form of goose wing — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of goose wing
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