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Press of sail   /prɛs əv seɪl/   Listen
Press of sail

noun
1.
The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely.  Synonym: press of canvas.






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"Press of sail" Quotes from Famous Books



... you on purpose. I have ordered the senior officer at Curacao to forward the return despatches by the Mosquito, that you may have a chance. I won't ask you to stay to dinner, as it is an affair that presses, so of course you will carry a press of sail. Good-bye, ...
— Percival Keene • Frederick Marryat



Words linked to "Press of sail" :   canvass, sheet, sail, canvas



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