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Meanings of furl in anglès

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cabdellar

Form into a cylinder by rolling.

cabdellar

Nautical term.

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Examples for "roll up"
Examples for "roll up"
1
We reach the far curb just as the backup units roll up.
Back on murder
2
He'd roll up one pant leg and point his foot out straight.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
3
She was going to have to roll up her rugs at home.
Impossible
4
He would never roll up his sleeves and do the hard work.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
5
Add a spoonful of meat mixture onto each tortilla and roll up.
The South African
Usage of furl in anglès
1
When the gale came on it became necessary to furl them again.
Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville
2
The order was immediately given to furl sails and strike topgallant masts.
Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
3
At once we began to furl awnings and make secure against fire.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
4
At midnight, orders were given to furl the fore and mizen topsails.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus": A Tale Of The Forecastle
5
In thy rude huts of timber the proud wings lay furl'd
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
6
The captain at once ordered the men aloft to furl sails.
Paddy Finn
7
And put all the reefs into the working canvas before you furl down.
A Son of the Sun
8
Every effort was made to clear the wreck and to furl the sails.
The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy
9
Professor Warwick had gone out to furl the awnings against the rising wind.
The Shagganappi
10
The wise mariner will furl his sails before the winds blow too strong.
Success (Second Edition)
11
Rushforth, aloft lads, and furl the fore-topgallantsail. Up we sprang into the rigging.
My First Cruise, and Other stories
12
I'd furl the top-gallant sails and get her stay-sails down, Mr.
The Firm of Girdlestone
13
Aloft there with you, then, and help furl the mizzen topsail.
Peter the Whaler
14
Mosul angled Spiros in closer, ordering the edges of the sail to furl.
The Reality Dysfunction
15
In the evening, the signal was set to furl them.
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
16
Jim and I were sent aloft to the fore-topgallant sailyard to furl the sail.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
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