Definition of Balloon sail

1. Noun. Any light loose sail.

Generic synonyms: Canvas, Canvass, Sail, Sheet

Definition of Balloon sail

1. Noun. (nautical) A large, light foresail sometimes used instead of a jib. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balloon Sail

balloon cell nevus
balloon clock
balloon clocks
balloon club
balloon counter pulsation
balloon dilatation
balloon fish
balloon flower
balloon flowers
balloon goes up
balloon knot
balloon knots
balloon loop
balloon loops
balloon mail
balloon sail (current term)
balloon seat
balloon sickness
balloon vines
ballooned
ballooner
ballooners
balloonfish
balloonfishes
ballooning
ballooning degeneration
ballooning mode
ballooning spider
balloonings

Literary usage of Balloon sail

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A manual of yacht and boat sailing by Dixon Kemp (1880)
"A jib topsail is sometimes termed a balloon sail, bnt now it is generally considered a " working sail." Balloon jibs are going out of fashion, aa " bowsprit ..."

2. The Woman's Book of Sports: A Practical Guide to Physical Development and by Jahial Parmly Paret (1901)
"... a great loose balloon sail like the balloon-jib- topsail, called the spinnaker, which she can set on the opposite side from her mainsail . ..."

3. The Corinthian Yachtsman, Or, Hints on Yachting by Tyrrel E. Biddle (1881)
"The most important balloon sail in a modern racing yacht is the spinnaker, as it takes the place of the old-fashioned balloon jib ; it is, in fact, ..."

4. Yachts, Boats and Canoes by C. Stansfeld-Hicks (1887)
"800 Total area with balloon sail . . 1128 Spars. Mast deck to hounds . . . 21.3 Topmast fid to hounds . . 18.6 Boom over all . ..."

5. Anecdotes of Public Men by John Wien Forney (1881)
"One of his friends—the venerable Henry C. Carey—says of Judge Kelley, " Put him in a balloon, sail away with him for a thousand miles, and then drop him ..."

6. An Exposition of Yacht Racing Rules: Customs & Practices Observed in Match by Dixon Kemp (1898)
"... a " balloon sail " is exists. A question was referred by the Royal Western (of Scotland) Yacht Club as follows : RWY ..."

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