belly out



belly out

[for a sheet of fabric, such as a ship's sail] to fill out in the wind. The sails bellied out as the ship turned to catch the wind. When the sails bellied out, we began to move forward.
See also: belly, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VickiVIK-eeEnglish
Amnon-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Afia-Western African, Akan
Aynur-Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Amadeo-Italian
Faizel-Arabic