English Explanatory Dictionary

windsail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.
  2. The sail or vane of a windmill.

Word forms

windsail windsails

Etymology

From wind + sail.

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