brail
/breɪl/
verb
- To haul up or furl (a sail) using brails.
- She learned how to brail the jib during her first sailing lesson.
- They had to brail the sails quickly when the squall arrived.
- The crew worked together to brail the mainsail as the wind picked up.
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noun
- A small rope used on a sailboat to haul up the bottom corner of a sail for furling or reefing.
- The brail snapped under the pressure of the strong wind.
- He checked each brail carefully before setting out on the morning voyage.
- The sailor pulled the brail to gather the sail before the storm hit.