velero

adj.

swift-sailing, sailing.

m.

1 sailing boat or ship.

2 sailing ship, sailer, sailboat, sailing boat.

3 sailmaker.

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velero

► adjetivo

1 sailing

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (fabricante de velas) sailmaker

► nombre masculino velero

1 sailing ship, sailing boat

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velero

► nombre masculino

1 sailing ship, sailing boat

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1.

ADJ [barco] manoeuvrable, maneuverable (EEUU)

2. SM

1) (Náut) (grande) sailing ship; (pequeño) sailing boat, sailboat (EEUU)

2) (Aer) glider

3) (=persona) sailmaker

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masculino

a) (Náut) (grande) sailing ship; (pequeño) sailboat (AmE), sailing boat (BrE)

b) (Aviac) glider

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= sailing yacht, sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.

Ex. The results indicate that recreational boating is the main component of all boat traffic, being composed chiefly by sailing yachts, with a small contribution of jet-skis and speedboat.

Ex. M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.

Ex. Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.

Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

Ex. Proceeding upwind with a sailboat is called tacking, and involves moving into the wind with a series of zigzag maneuvers.

Ex. Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.

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* barco velero = sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.

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masculino

a) (Náut) (grande) sailing ship; (pequeño) sailboat (AmE), sailing boat (BrE)

b) (Aviac) glider

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= sailing yacht, sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.

Ex: The results indicate that recreational boating is the main component of all boat traffic, being composed chiefly by sailing yachts, with a small contribution of jet-skis and speedboat.

Ex: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.

Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.

Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

Ex: Proceeding upwind with a sailboat is called tacking, and involves moving into the wind with a series of zigzag maneuvers.

Ex: Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.

* barco velero = sail ship, sailing ship, square-rigged ship, sailboat, sailing boat.

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velero

masculine

1 (Náut) (grande) sailing ship; (pequeño) sailboat (AmE), sailing boat (BrE)

2 (Aviac) glider

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velero sustantivo masculino

a) (Náut) (grande) sailing ship;

(pequeño) sailboat (AmE), sailing boat (BrE)

b) (Aviac) glider

velero sustantivo masculino sailing boat o ship
'velero' also found in these entries:
English:
ship
- around
- sailboat
- sailing
- yacht

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velero nm

[pequeño] sailing boat; [grande] sailing ship

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velero

m MAR sailing ship

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velero nm

1) : sailing ship

2) : sailboat

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velero n sailing boat