Sentence example with the word 'brailed'

brailed

Last update: July 2, 2015

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Taking advantage of the absence of any person from the vicinity of the foremast, he adroitly curled himself up in the folds of the foresail, which was brailed up to the mast.   [Please select]

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Moving through the air high spars of a threemaster, her sails brailed up on the crosstrees, homing, upstream, silently moving, a silent ship.   [Please select]

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The English sailors were vigilant, and when the Frenchman brailed up his great sail, so as to fall behind, they at once followed his example.   [Please select]

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"There is a ship nearly ahead of us, sir; she is lying with her sails brailed up, evidently waiting."   [Please select]

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