Examples of 'clew' in a sentence
Meaning of "clew"
Clew - a ball of thread or yarn
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- A roughly spherical mass or body.
- A ball of thread or yarn.
- Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
- The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
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Let go clew lines and foot lines.
And ripple by your ear to clew you in.
A clew of worms will land up like an army.
Let fly the clew garnets.
And clew our courses as we approach the harbor.
Some scouring has cut the clew lines.
Not the slenderest clew to his fate was ever found.
Singularity is almost invariably a clew.
And there are clew lines used to haul the sails back in.
Ii the attachment point of the sheet is not abreast of the clew.
Clew up topsails.
A man that can ride out a southwester and clew up a topsail.
Most ships are equipped with clew gaskets at the outer ends of the yards.
The harder under molded material allows a new method of changing the tension in the clew.
Some feel that looking at the clew at this point assists rotation.
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Views of Clew bay from the lower section of Croagh Patrick.
Same as clew.
Magnificent views of Clew Bay from the top await those who reach the peak.
Welcome to Clew.
The Clew bay.
The house is set in a magnificent landscape with views of Clew Bay and Croagh Patrick.
The mountain overlooks Clew Bay and the entire Western coastline.
Clare Island lies off the west coast of Ireland at the entrance to Clew Bay.
Neither his appearance nor his manner offered a clew as to the reason for his visit.
That clew about the men 's laugh was encouraging.
Some of the fibers are present in a shape, which resembles to a clew.
The pointed clew was replaced by a vertical spar, called a club.
Watch for this - the line will lead you to the clew.
And it is the clew than we differentiate justice and evil!
There are sheets used to set the sails, and there are clew lines.
Some devil 's cut the clew lines and knotted others.
Gaff mainsail diagonal, distance between the head point on the luff and the clew point.
The jib sheet attaches to the clew of the jib, and controls it.
Let go clew lines and sheet ho! Set topgallants.
Here I am continuing to experiment, trying to come out clew first, even in strong winds.
The hole in the clew must be opened up to 2 mm Ø.
Also, Gran Grin was wrecked at the mouth of Clew Bay.
Sharpen up the yards now, and clew our courses as we approach the harbor.
You forgot to brace the clew line!
Watch the clew lines there!
These means represent a hoisting device for the clew 13.
Let go clew lines and sheet ho!
To our mind the " secret doctrine " alone is able to furnish the clew.
Stand by your clew garnets, sheets and tacks!
Haul in the special halyard . Let go clew garnets!
The bottom edge, between the clew and the tack, is called the foot.
Haul where the stakes will have it. Let go clew garnets!
Jim? Let go clew lines and foot lines.
Clew up for an' main. Thirty years I have waited.
Business is nothing else than a clew of human relationships . ( Lee Iacocca ).
