yawl

• Nom désignant soit un petit canot, généralement à quatre ou six avirons, soit un voilier à deux mâts avec un petit mât d'artimon placé derrière la mèche du gouvernail.

A noun referring to either a small ship's boat typically rowed by four or six oars, or a two-masted sailing vessel with a small mizzen mast positioned aft of the rudderpost.

1. Ship's small boatC1formal

   A small boat carried on a ship, typically rowed by four or six oars, used for transport or communication.

   Youyau (canot de bord)

   • The sailors lowered the yawl to reach the shore.
   • The yawl was rowed by six oarsmen across the calm bay.
   • They used the yawl to ferry supplies from the main vessel.

   Synonymesdinghygigjolly boatrowboatskifftender

2. Two-masted sailing vesselC1formal

   A type of sailing boat with two masts, where the smaller mizzen mast is positioned behind the rudderpost.

   yawl (voilier à deux mâts)

   • The yawl sailed gracefully through the harbor.
   • He spent his summer restoring an old wooden yawl.
   • The yawl's design makes it easy to handle in strong winds.

• Verbe vieilli ou hors d'usage signifiant crier fort, hurler ou se lamenter ; également utilisé comme nom pour désigner un type de bateau.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to cry out, howl, or lament loudly; also used as a noun for a type of boat.

1. Emit long loud criesC1formal

   To utter a prolonged, loud, and often mournful cry or howl.

   Pousser des hurlements prolongés

   • The dog yawled all night long.
   • He yawled in pain after stubbing his toe.
   • The wind yawled through the cracks in the old house.

   Synonymesbawlhowlwailyellyowl