Sail
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sail-179-12109142
title:
Sail
text:
A sail is a tensile structure, which is made from fabric or other membrane materials, that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Sails may be made from a combination of woven materials—including canvas or polyester cloth, laminated membranes or bonded filaments, usually in a three- or four-sided shape. A sail provides propulsive force via a combination of lift and drag, depending on its angle of a
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail
date created:
2002-08-19T03:28:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:53:02Z
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fields total:
13
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16