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Example sentences for "reefed foresail"

  • In the morning, the weather moderating a little, I stood to the westward under close-reefed mainsail and double-reefed foresail, and by the evening reached at length the mouth of the harbour.

  • At ten o'clock at night a fresh gale sprang up, which compelled me once more to bring-to under a reefed foresail.

  • By night the gale had sufficiently abated to enable me to set a reefed foresail, and once more to haul up on my course.

  • He brought the schooner to the wind under a double-reefed foresail alone, when she rode as well as any vessel could be expected to do, and shipped not a drop of water.

  • All was made as snug as possible, and we laid-to, as usual, under a close-reefed foresail.

  • The Grampus was generally laid-to under a close-reefed foresail.

  • The Grampus was generally laid to under a close-reefed foresail.

  • All was made as snug as possible, and we laid to, as usual, under a close-reefed foresail.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    black cloth; eighty yards; elected mayor; fine flavor; for each; hold themselves; human activity; important business; might happen; next after; nor did; nothing could; other situations; permanent camp; practical affairs; reefed foresail; reefed main; reefed topsails; reserve fund; still visible; stirring often; then drop; would not live alway; young feller