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PRESS OF CANVAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does press of canvas mean?
• PRESS OF CANVAS (noun)
The noun PRESS OF CANVAS has 1 sense:
1. the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
Familiarity information: PRESS OF CANVAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
press of canvas; press of sail
Hypernyms ("press of canvas" is a kind of...):
canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
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