Brail (Verb)
Meaning 1
Haul fish aboard with brails.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The fishermen struggled to brail the massive catch aboard their small boat in the stormy weather.
- After a long night of fishing, the crew worked together to brail their nets and count their haul.
- As the nets were pulled in, the fisherman took turns to brail the fish aboard, exhausted but elated.
- It took the entire crew several minutes to brail the enormous tuna and secure it safely on the boat.
- The fishermen were relieved when they finally managed to brail the last of their nets, marking the end of a successful voyage.
Meaning 2
Take in a sail with a brail.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The crew began to brail the large mainsail to reduce wind exposure during the storm.
- To regain control of the sailboat, the captain ordered the team to brail in the sail.
- He swiftly brailed the sail and took cover as the storm quickly approached.
- In response to the changing wind direction, the sailors brailed the sail to maintain a steady course.
- While navigating through the rough waters, the sailor carefully brailed the sail to avoid being capsized.