Definition of "lugsails" [lugsails]

• Plural form of lugsail. (noun)

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• "The lugsails are arranged in a tetrahedral, that is, each of the four lugsails is oriented exactly 109.47 degrees from the other three."
• "As the century progressed, however, Japanese shipwrights adopted Chinese designs, such as lugsails and tapered or rounded bottoms, with the result that Japanese vessels became faster and more seaworthy."
• "Even though not all the photographs from these expeditions expressly speak of war—there are beautiful shots of an ornate palace gate in India, a Chinese mosque with a swooping tiled roof, a Korean junk with lugsails hoisted—it is clear that the connection to war was a major selling point."