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ships could sail against the wind.
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What was the difference between caravels and earlier ships?
the caravel has triangular sails as well as square sails. Square sails carried the ship forward when the wind was at its back. Triangular sails allowed the caravel to sail into the wind. the caravel was better than other euoopean ships of the time at this type of sailing
What is A ship with square and triangular sails?
"Square-riggers" have primarily square sails, but the jib sails are triangular.
What is it called a ship with triangular sails?
Sloops, ketches, and yawls have triangular-shaped sails.
Lanteen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Square sails are square
What were caravels and how were they better than what they replaced?
Caravels are ships! They used triangular sails that, unlike traditional square sails, allowed ships to sail against the wind. By replacing oars on the ship's side with rudders at the back of the ship, the Portuguese also greatly improved steering.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
How do you use the word triangular in a sentence?
The boat had triangular sails.
What does it mean to set the sails?
To have the sails unfurled and rigged ready for sailing
If La-teen sails were triangular which type of sails are square?
Square sails (rectangular) were (are) called four-cornered sails.
How do you use triangular in a sentence?
The boat was small and had two triangular sails.
What is the ship with square and triangular sails?
caravel
A ship with square and triangular sails?
caravel
