windsail

wind sail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wind]
- /wɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wind]
- /wɪnd/

Definitions of windsail word

noun windsail a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel. 1
noun windsail A long wide tube or funnel of sailcloth used to convey air to the lower parts of a ship. 1
noun windsail a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below 0
noun windsail any of the vanes or sails of a windmill 0

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Origin of windsail

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Windsail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Windsail

windsail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

windsail usage trend in Literature

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