Meanings
nounsquare sail (plural square sails)
plural square sails
- nauticalA sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.
Translations
Danish råsejl
- råsejlsail set athwartships in a yard
Dutch razeil
- razeilsail set athwartships in a yard
Finnish raakapurje
- raakapurjesail set athwartships in a yard
German Rahsegel
- Rahsegelsail set athwartships in a yard
Hebrew מִפְרָשׂ רָחְבִּי
- מִפְרָשׂ רָחְבִּי (mifras rokhbi)sail set athwartships in a yard
Italian vela quadra
- vela quadrasail set athwartships in a yard
Norwegian Bokmål råseil, råsegl
- råseilsail set athwartships in a yard
- råseglsail set athwartships in a yard
Polish żagiel rejowy
- żagiel rejowysail set athwartships in a yard
Swedish råsegel
- råsegelsail set athwartships in a yard
Cite this entry
APA
square sail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20sail
MLA
“square sail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20sail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “square sail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/square%20sail.
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