Furl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
verb (used without object)
  1. to become furled.
noun
  1. the act of furling.
  2. something furled, as a roll.
Idioms
  1. to furl (a square sail) with loose canvas gathered at the mast, so as to make a harbor furl.
  2. to furl (a square sail) by gathering canvas upward, so as to load the yard equally at all points.
abbreviation
  1. furlough.
verb
  1. to roll up (an umbrella, a flag, etc) neatly and securely or (of an umbrella, flag, etc) to be rolled up in this way
  2. to gather in (a square sail)
noun
  1. the act or an instance of furling
  2. a single rolled-up section
Furl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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