yawl

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /jɔːl/

Noun

yawl (plural yawls)

1. A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
2. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

Translations

• French: yole
• German: Jolle, Beiboot
• Portuguese: iole
• Russian: ял
• Spanish: yola

Verb

yawl (yawls, present participle yawling; past and past participle yawled)

1. To cry out; to howl.

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