goose wing

See also: goose-wing and goosewing

English

Noun

goose wing (plural goose wings)

  1. (nautical) A position of sails in a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat, in which the mainsail is set to the leeward and the jib to the windward. This position may be used when running (almost) straight downwind. One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

Synonyms

  • gull wing
  • wing and wing

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