English Dictionary

after-sail

名詞

(nautical) One of the sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.

日本語の意味

（航海用語）ミズンマストに付けられる帆、またはメインマストとミズンマストの間のストレイに装着される帆

The old mariner trimmed the after-sail to steady the ship in the shifting breeze.

老練な船乗りは、ミズンマストのステイスル（後帆）を調整して、変わりやすい風の中で船を安定させた。

意味（1）

(nautical) One of the sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.

On this final leg home, these experiments were taken a step further by putting an extra-large sail on the after mast, increasing sail area and changing the balance of the rig in that the after sail was then larger than the forward sail.

after-sails （ plural ）