brail

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bɹeɪl/

Noun

in-plural

(nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails. / (falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. / A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.

Japanese Meaning

（航海用）帆を固定するために用いられる、小さなロープ。 / （鷹狩り）鷹の翼を縛るための、柔らかい革製の紐。 / （漁具）網の両端に取り付け、網を張った状態に保つための部品。

What is this buttons?

When the fog rolled in, the helmsman ordered the deckhands to gather the brail and furl the sail.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

霧が立ち込めると、舵取りは甲板員に帆を束ねる小さなロープを集めて帆を巻き上げるよう命じた。

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Sense（1）

(nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.

Sense（2）

(falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

Sense（3）

A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.

Sense（4）

(theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.

Sense（5）

(in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.

brails

（ plural ）

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