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Assailable :: Assailable (a.) Capable of being assailed.

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

Boom :: Boom (v. t.) To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat..

Accoast :: Accoast (v. t. & i.) To lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost.

Spinner :: Spinnaker (n.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind..

Sailer :: Sailer (n.) A ship or other vessel; -- with qualifying words descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer..

Overreach :: Overreach (v. i.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.

Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..

Flutist :: Flutist (n.) To move with quick vibrations or undulations; as, a sail flutters in the wind; a fluttering fan..

Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails..

Water Sail :: Water sail () A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water..

Boom :: Boom (n.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc..

Brigantine :: Brigantine (n.) A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail..

Galleon :: Galleon (n.) A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel..

Raven''s-duck :: Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth.

Range :: Range (n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast..

Beat :: Beat (v. i.) To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse..

Hail :: Hail (v. i.) To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York..

Impress :: Impress (n.) To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money..

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