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moon·sail
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moonsailnoun
A moonraker (sail).
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moonsail
A moonraker, also known as a moonsail, hope-in-heaven, or hopesail, is a square sail flown immediately above a skysail (see sail-plan) on the royal masts of a square rigged sailing ship. None of the four- and five-masted square rigged ships carried a moonsail.The equivalent sail, if triangular, is called a skyscraper.Moonrakers are relatively unusual sails only used on ships built primarily for speed.
Webster Dictionary
Moonsailnoun
a sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of moonsail in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of moonsail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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