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Categories: Chinese inventions, Sailboat components, Ancient Egyptian technology, All articles with dead external links, Cucuteni-Trypillian culture

sail canvas canvass sheet Sail and sail-making

A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel WordNet 3.0

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A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Wikipedia

Any type of surface intended to move a vessel, vehicle or rotor by being placed in a wind. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion Wikidata

A large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. OmegaWiki

A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. Wiktionary

A piece of fabric attached to a boat. Wiktionary (translation)

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