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berge/stryke/reve seil

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: seila sail · a tarpaulin, an awning
  1. ta ned seilene eller minske størrelsen på seilene på et fartøy to lower the sails, or reduce the amount of sail set on a vessel Eng. phraseto take in sail
    • vi må berge seilene i slikt vær we have to take in the sails in weather like this
    • mannskapet revet seilene og kastet ut drivanker the crew reefed the sails and put out a sea anchor
    • de strøk seilene for å få kontroll over skipet they lowered the sails to get control of the ship
  2. sette ned tempoet, bremse to slow down, to ease off