Home › Words › B › broadseambroadseambroadseam means A seam in a sail in which the edges of neighbouring panels are cut in a curve, such that the resulting sail is concave instead of flat.EtymologyBroad + seamnounA seam in a sail in which the edges of neighbouring panels are cut in a curve, such that the resulting sail is concave instead of flat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.broady 56% match — Broadcloth. vs broadseam →broadloom 55% match — A wide loom. vs broadseam →broadwise 54% match — Breadthwise. vs broadseam →broadloomed 53% match — Synonym of broadloom. vs broadseam →seaboard 53% match — The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine. vs broadseam →beakhead 53% match — A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship. vs broadseam →velary 52% match — Relating to a curve representing the motion of a sail blown by the wind. vs broadseam →lugsail 52% match — A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug. vs broadseam →