Brail
Pronunciation: /bɹeɪl/
Brail (noun)
- A rope used to pull up or secure a sail on a boat.
Examples
- The sailor adjusted the brail to secure the sail.
- They used the brail to control the sail's position.
Common collocations: adjust the brail, secure with brail, brail line, brail the sail, quickly brail
Brail (verb)
- To pull up or secure a sail using ropes.
Examples
- They brailed the sail quickly as the wind picked up.
- The crew brailed the sails before the storm arrived.