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61Oman Sail — is an exciting new initiative whose aim is to rekindle Oman s long and glorious maritime heritage. The structure, which was formed in 2008, operates with the support and guidance of the Ministry of Tourism and is achieving the aims of its charter …
62Age of Sail — The Age of Sail was the period in which international trade and naval warfare were dominated by sailing ships, lasting from the 16th to the mid 19th century. This is a significant period during which square rigged sailing ships carried European… …
63Fission sail — The fission sail is a type of spacecraft propulsion proposed by Robert Forward that uses fission fragments to propel a large solar sail like craft. It is similar in concept to the fission fragment rocket in that the fission by products are… …
64The Sail @ Marina Bay — Infobox Skyscraper |building name = The Sail @ Marina Bay location = Marina Boulevard, Downtown Core, Singapore type = High rise use = Residential roof = 245 m, 804 ft (Tower 1); 215 m, 705 ft (South Tower) floor count = 70 (Marina Bay Tower); 63 …
65Hand sail — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
66To sail free — Free Free (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Freest} ( [e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[ o], fr[=i]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[=i], G. frei, Icel. fr[=i], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr.… …
67The Sail and Steam Navy List — For a list of ships of the Royal Navy, see List of Royal Navy ships. The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 ndash;1889 by Rif Winfield and David Lyon is a historical reference work providing details of all recorded… …
68To haul home the sheets of a sail — Home Home, adv. 1. To one s home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. [1913 Webster] 2. Close; closely. [1913 Webster] How home the charge reaches us, has been made out. South. [1913 Webster] They come home to men s… …
69To sail fine — fine fine (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite} …
70To touch a sail — Touch Touch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Touched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Touching}.] [F. toucher, OF. touchier, tuchier; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. zucchen, zukken, to twitch, pluck, draw, G. zukken, zukken, v. intens. fr. OHG. ziohan to draw, G. ziehen,… …
