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Definition of Balloon sail
1. Noun. Any light loose sail.
Definition of Balloon sail
1. Noun. (nautical) A large, light foresail sometimes used instead of a jib. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balloon Sail
Literary usage of Balloon sail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A manual of yacht and boat sailing by Dixon Kemp (1880)
"A jib topsail is sometimes termed a balloon sail, bnt now it is generally considered
a " working sail." Balloon jibs are going out of fashion, aa " bowsprit ..."
2. The Woman's Book of Sports: A Practical Guide to Physical Development and by Jahial Parmly Paret (1901)
"... a great loose balloon sail like the balloon-jib- topsail, called the spinnaker,
which she can set on the opposite side from her mainsail . ..."
3. The Corinthian Yachtsman, Or, Hints on Yachting by Tyrrel E. Biddle (1881)
"The most important balloon sail in a modern racing yacht is the spinnaker, as it
takes the place of the old-fashioned balloon jib ; it is, in fact, ..."
4. Yachts, Boats and Canoes by C. Stansfeld-Hicks (1887)
"800 Total area with balloon sail . . 1128 Spars. Mast deck to hounds . . .
21.3 Topmast fid to hounds . . 18.6 Boom over all . ..."
5. Anecdotes of Public Men by John Wien Forney (1881)
"One of his friends—the venerable Henry C. Carey—says of Judge Kelley, " Put him
in a balloon, sail away with him for a thousand miles, and then drop him ..."
6. An Exposition of Yacht Racing Rules: Customs & Practices Observed in Match by Dixon Kemp (1898)
"... a " balloon sail " is exists. A question was referred by the Royal Western (of
Scotland) Yacht Club as follows : RWY ..."
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