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brailed

/breɪld/

Meanings
verb
To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

Examples :

"The sailor brailed the mainsail to reduce the boat's speed. "
nautical sailing technical

Related Words

Illustration shorten

shorten verb

/ˈʃɔːtən/ /ˈʃɔɹtən/

To make shorter; to abbreviate.

"The teacher asked us to shorten our essays to one page. "

Illustration mainsail

mainsail noun

/ˈmeɪnseɪl/ /ˈmeɪnsəl/

The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.

"The sailor hoisted the mainsail, and the boat began to move faster across the water. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration sailor

sailor noun

/ˈseɪlə/ /ˈseɪlɚ/

A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels

"The experienced sailor steered the small boat safely across the lake. "

Illustration brails

brails noun

/breɪlz/

A small rope used to truss up sails.

"The sailor carefully adjusted the brails to tighten the sails. "

Illustration boat

boat noun

/bəʊt/ /boʊt/

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

"The family rented a small boat for a relaxing afternoon on the lake. "

Illustration sail

sail noun

/seɪl/

A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

"The sailboat's large sail filled with wind, propelling it quickly across the lake. "

Illustration reduce

reduce verb

/ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈduːs/

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

Illustration strike

strike noun

/stɹaɪk/

A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

"The batter got three strikes and was out. "

Illustration reef

reef noun

/ɹiːf/

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.

"The divers carefully navigated around the coral reef. "

Illustration speed

speed noun

/spiːd/

The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity.

"How does Usain Bolt run at that speed?"