noun
- a loop or ring of rope or metal sewn into the edge of a sail
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailor threaded the line through the cringle at the corner of the sail.
- Each cringle was reinforced with heavy stitching to prevent tearing.
- The mainsail had cringles along its foot for attaching to the boom.
- Wind damage had torn one of the cringles loose from the jib.
- The rigger inspected every cringle before hoisting the new sail.