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1press of sail — or press of canvas n. the maximum amount of sail that a ship can safely carry under given wind conditions …
2press of sail — noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely • Syn: ↑press of canvas • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet * * * or press of canvas …
3press of canvas — noun the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely • Syn: ↑press of sail • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet * * * see press of sail * * * press of canvas ● …
4sail — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, breeze, canoe, canvas, carry sail, circumnavigate, clew, cloth, coast, course, cringle, cross,… …
5pressof sail — press of sail n. The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely under prevailing conditions. Also called press of canvas. * * * …
6swiftly — ad. Quickly, speedily, expeditiously, trippingly, apace, posthaste, rapidly, fleetly, at full speed, with speed, under press of sail or canvas, by forced marches, on eagle s wings, in double quick time, in seven league boots, as fast as one s… …
7Velocity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Velocity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 velocity velocity speed celerity Sgm: N 1 swiftness swiftness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 rapidity rapidity eagle speed Sgm: N 1 expedition expedition …
8Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
9Naïve art — For the Red Flag album, see Naïve Art (album). Henri Rousseau s The Repast of the Lion (circa 1907), an example of naïve art Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and… …
10Stretch — Stretch, v. i. 1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles. [1913 Webster] As far as stretcheth any ground …
