goosewinged
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See also: goose-winged
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
goosewinged (not comparable)
- (nautical) Having a goose wing; said of a fore-and-aft sailboat with the foresail set on one side (e.g. starboard) and mainsail on the other (e.g. port), often used when the boat is running (with the wind almost directly at the stern).
References[edit]
- “goosewinged”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.