A four-sided fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar along the top that is fixed to the mast at a point some distance from the center of the spar. See Lugger.
A four-sided fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar along the top that is fixed to the mast at a point some distance from the center of the spar. See Lugger.
four-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard
four-sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard
• (n.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.
Lug'sail` noun (Nautical) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. Totten. 
A lugsail is a four-cornered sail, bent on a yard slung at a third or quarter of its length from one end. A sailing vessel fitted with lugsails is known as a lugger.
[n] - a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
noun a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
A quadrilateral sail that lacks a boom, has the foot larger than the head, and is bent to a yard hanging obliquely on the mast.
a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely. See diag. underAlso called