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yawl::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dandy |
| Type of | sailing ship, sailing vessel |
yawl::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | small boat |
| Has types | jolly boat, jolly |
Examples of yawl
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They came after vigorous days of sailing his yawl Wyntje off the coast of Georgia or Maine.
From the economist.com
Marlow's narration takes place on a yawl in the Thamestidal estuary.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The only lifeboat on the Mary Celeste, a yawl located above the main hatch, was also missing.
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Yawl boats from other ships help ease us in, past motor yachts and day sailors and the town docks.
From the fresnobee.com
Captain Jon ferried us there on a yawl boat he made by hand.
From the suntimes.com
He has captained his yawl, Andromeda, on many a blue-water race, including the Newport-to-Bermuda run last spring.
From the time.com
Rudder post and mast placement defines the difference between a ketch and a yawl, as these two-masted vessels are similar.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The release of noxious alcoholic fumes from the hold might have panicked the captain and crew into abandoning ship for the yawl tied to the halyard by an inadequate rope.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Italy's Tauranga lost a crewman to the angry sea, and Dominique Guillet, captain of the French yawl 33 Export, was tossed overboard and lost when his safety harness snapped during a squall.
From the time.com
- A ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- Howl: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
- A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- 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.
- YAWL (Yet Another Workflow Language) is a workflow language based on the Workflow patterns. The language is supported by a software system that includes an execution engine, a graphical editor and a worklist handler. The system is available as an Open source software under the LGPL license.
- A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars; A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post; To cry out; to howl
- A two-masted boat with a small after mast located abaft the steering gear.
- A two-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with the mizen mast stepped in her counter.
- The name is derived from the Dutch 'Jol' and was originally a form of rig as opposed to a type of boat. The rig had a mainmast plus a small mizzen mast set well aft. ...
