Home › Words › W › windsailwindsailwindsail means A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.EtymologyFrom wind + sail.nounA wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.e.g.“We were ventilated by a big canvas windsail, opening between the fore and main masts, and running down into the hold.” — 1953, John Masefield, The Conway, page 35:The sail or vane of a windmill.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sailroom 61% match — A room on a ship for the storage of sails. vs windsail →saillike 60% match — Having the form of a sail vs windsail →sails 60% match — The sailmaker on board ship. vs windsail →backwind 59% match — To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel vs windsail →sailcloth 58% match — A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. vs windsail →sailyard 57% match — A yard (spar or shaft) to which the sails of a ship are bent (tied or fastened to). vs windsail →sailship 57% match — sailing ship vs windsail →sailduck 57% match — Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth. vs windsail →