żagiel

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żagiel

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German sëgel.

Pronunciation

Noun

żagiel m inan (related adjective żaglowy)

  1. (sailing) sail (piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along; it may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars, and ropes)
  2. (in the plural, sailing) sailing (motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise)

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Further reading

  • żagiel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żagle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żagiel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • żagiel in PWN's encyclopedia