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noun • a state of arrangement or appearance • a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment • attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation • cutting down to the desired size or shape adjective satellite • thin and fit • characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder • neat and smart in appearance • severely simple in line or design verb • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size • decorate, as with ornaments • cut down on; make a reduction in • balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces • be in equilibrium during a flight • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • cut closely • adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used | ||||||||
| 33% | 11 | Failed to adjust sails appropriately | ||||||
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| 33% | 10 | They adjust the forward sails | ||||||
noun • One of the sheets (ropes) that controls the foresail | ||||||||
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| New York Times19 Aug 2013 | Across 41 | |
| New York Times23 Sep 1976 | Across 26 | |
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5 | Sails used in combination with other types of sails on a ship | |
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7 | Sound of flapping sails
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22 Dec 1978 | New York Times / 22 Dec 1978 |
