yawl
n.
sailboat, schooner
YAWL
Yawl
A yawl (from
Dutch Jol) is a two-masted
sailing craft similar to a
sloop or
cutter but with an additional
mizzen mast well aft of the main mast, often right on the
transom. A small mizzen
sail is hoisted on the mizzen mast.The yawl is often confused with the
ketch, which also has two masts with the main mast foremost. The common view is that a ketch has the mizzen mast forward of the
rudder post whereas the mizzen on a yawl is aft of the rudder post. This definition is a relatively recent definition and the historical definition is likely to be quite different.
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yawl
Noun
1. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
(hypernym) small boat
(hyponym) jolly boat, jolly
2. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
(hypernym) sailing vessel, sailing ship
Verb
1. emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
(synonym) howl, ululate, wail, roar
(hypernym) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
(hyponym) squall, waul, wawl
yawl (m)
n.
yawl
Yawl
(v. i.)
To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell.
(n.)
A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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