Definition of LUGSAIL

lugsail

Plural: lugsails

Noun

  • A four-sided fore-and-aft sail, typically without a boom.
  • a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
  • A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.

Examples

  • He used ’LUGSAIL’ to bridge across two bonus squares for a high score.

Origin / Etymology

From lug + sail.

Synonyms

lug

Scrabble Score: 8

lugsail: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lugsail: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lugsail: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

lugsail: valid Words With Friends Word