windsail

windsail

(ˈwɪndˌseɪl)
n
1. (Nautical Terms) a sail rigged as an air scoop over a hatch or companionway to catch breezes and divert them below
2. (Mechanical Engineering) any of the vanes or sails of a windmill
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Among the great beams, bulks, and ringbolts of the ship, and the emigrant-berths, and chests, and bundles, and barrels, and heaps of miscellaneous baggage -'lighted up, here and there, by dangling lanterns; and elsewhere by the yellow daylight straying down a windsail or a hatchway - were crowded groups of people, making new friendships, taking leave of one another, talking, laughing, crying, eating and drinking; some, already settled down into the possession of their few feet of space, with their little households arranged, and tiny children established on stools, or in dwarf elbow-chairs; others, despairing of a resting-place, and wandering disconsolately.
The whole is lighted by a skylight, but it is fast closed; and from the roof there dangle, limp and drooping, two useless windsails.
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The privately held maker of fuel cells for the military reported Monday it would borrow the money from WindSail Capital Group LLC of Boston.
And next to the Jumeirah lies the ultimate in luxury, the Burj Al Arab, which boasts an impressive silhouette (it's the one that looks like a windsail) against the backdrop of the Persian Gulf.
And how many voters windsail? I know these are small things, but little things do stick with people.
With little treatment available to her aside from pain relievers and hot compresses at night, the injury sometimes drove her to tears as she tried to press on with the straps of her windsail tugging erratically at her shoulders.
I was absolutely delighted to see the happy reunion of Max the surfing dog and his owner, windsail champ Pete Bounds.
Max's owner, windsail champ Pete Bounds, 47, who made a special surfboard and wetsuit for his pet so he could join him at sea, said: "It was such a relief to find him again." A woman is being quizzed.
Windsail instructor Pete taught him to ride the waves because Max would try to join him every time he went out to sea.