noun
- a four-sided sail that is bent to a yard hanging obliquely on the mast
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The fishing boat was rigged with a traditional lugsail.
- They hoisted the lugsail to catch the favorable wind.
- The lugsail flapped noisily in the breeze.
- Old sailing vessels often used a lugsail for easier handling.
- The crew adjusted the lugsail to improve their speed.
- A lugsail requires less rigging than a square sail.