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To reef a sail is to reduce the area of sail.
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What does it mean to set the sails?
To have the sails unfurled and rigged ready for sailing
What does Mackerel scales and mares' tails make lofty ship carry low sails mean?
It is about cloud formations that predict weather. When the clouds look like a Mackerel's scales with horse tails it predicts high winds which would make it necessary for boats to reef their sails. Hope that helps a bit
How are the fish in the sea cave different from those on the reef?
Ummm
How do you move a ships sails?
IN a traditional sailing vessel sails are moved and controlled by lines. those that raise and lower the sails are halyards and downhauls, those that raise a square sail are bunt lines. The lines used to shape the sails are called sheets (from the foot of the sail to the stern) and tacks (from the foot of the sail to the bow). Braces are used to "brace the yards", turn them to the best angle to the wind.In some of the new sail designs the sails are remote controlled and have some very untraditional shapes.
What is a mast?
Those tall poles on sailing ships that are responsible for holding the sails aloft.
What does caravel mean in a simple definition?
a ship with triangular sails that allowed it to sail into the wind and with square sails that carried it forward when the wind was at it's back.
What do the stripes on viking sails symbolize?
red stripes mean danger
What does it mean when reefing your boat while underway?
For those using sails, it means reducing the area of exposed sail to add safety and stability to the boat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefing
What were wooden boats powered by triangular sails called In African empire?
Those boats were Dhows.
What does the word reef mean?
i think it is when a sail is made shorterAnswerit is when a sail is made shorter by rolling it up and hooking three peices of alastic one in the middle one on the right and one on the left. and when you take a thing thats what my dad said
Where abouts is the coral reef?
It depends what you mean by 'the coral reef', if you mean just coral reefs in general, you can find them in any tropical, warm and fairly shallow waters. If you mean the Great Barrier reef, it is along the eastern coast of Australia like Cairns, but it is a place in itself.
What is the french word le récif mean?
'The reef'
