Yawl
noun
A type of boat with a certain design, having two masts with the smaller, mizzen mast placed behind the steering post.
We boarded the yawl and prepared for our journey along the coast.
Often appears as...
- board a yawl
- sail in a yawl
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of boat with a certain design, having two masts with the smaller, mizzen mast placed behind the steering post.
We boarded the yawl and prepared for our journey along the coast.
Often appears as...
- board a yawl
- sail in a yawl
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Nautical Term
Used specifically in sailing and boating contexts to describe a type of ship.
He had extensive knowledge about how to navigate a yawl.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Yell
Don’t confuse 'yawl' with 'yell'. 'Yawl' is a vessel; 'yell' means to shout loudly.
The crew discussed the merits of a yawl, not to be heard yelling over the waves.
Pro Tip 3/3Visualize Image
Remembering that a yawl has two masts can help you imagine it better.
I recognized the yawl by its distinct two-mast design.
Pro Tip 1/3Nautical Term
Used specifically in sailing and boating contexts to describe a type of ship.
He had extensive knowledge about how to navigate a yawl.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Yell
Don’t confuse 'yawl' with 'yell'. 'Yawl' is a vessel; 'yell' means to shout loudly.
The crew discussed the merits of a yawl, not to be heard yelling over the waves.
Pro Tip 3/3Visualize Image
Remembering that a yawl has two masts can help you imagine it better.
I recognized the yawl by its distinct two-mast design.
Pro Tip 1/3Nautical Term
Used specifically in sailing and boating contexts to describe a type of ship.
He had extensive knowledge about how to navigate a yawl.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Yell
Don’t confuse 'yawl' with 'yell'. 'Yawl' is a vessel; 'yell' means to shout loudly.
The crew discussed the merits of a yawl, not to be heard yelling over the waves.
Pro Tip 3/3Visualize Image
Remembering that a yawl has two masts can help you imagine it better.
I recognized the yawl by its distinct two-mast design.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
and lots of nectar which means you get a lot of different types of animals and birds and insects that congregate around there lots of nicks in them and used to find bushbuck and yawl and could you Impala you'd find but Boone's
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Nathaniel Philbrick
American Author
We've got a yawl named the Phebe, which is named for a boat in a whaling journal my father and I edited. We keep a copy of the journal on board.
Quote examples
Nathaniel Philbrick
American Author
We've got a yawl named the Phebe, which is named for a boat in a whaling journal my father and I edited. We keep a copy of the journal on board.
Example 1 of 1
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