verb
- to furl or gather up a sail by means of brails
Usage: nautical
noun
- a rope used to gather up the foot or leech of a sail
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The crew quickly brailed the mainsail as the storm approached.
- He learned to brail the sails efficiently during his sailing lessons.
- The captain ordered them to brail up all sails before entering the harbor.
- Each brail was carefully attached to control the sail’s shape.
- The sailor checked that every brail was properly secured.
- They used the brails to reduce sail area in the strong wind.