ringsail

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noun

A light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.

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Meanings

nounringsail (plural ringsails)

plural ringsails

  1. nauticalA light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.

    Synonyms: ringtail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.

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ringtail

Origin

From ring + sail.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

railings
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APA

ringsail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringsail

MLA

“ringsail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringsail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringsail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringsail.

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