Segel means “sail” | MotiTan German Dictionary

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Die Crew trimmt die Segel, um die Geschwindigkeit zu optimieren.

The crew trims the sails to optimize speed.

The wind-catching fabric on a mast, seen as the boat's means of propulsion rather than as part of its hull.

Segelboot: A boat that moves using the power of the wind.
Segeltuch: Strong, heavy fabric used to make sails.

Segel bezeichnet ein Tuch oder eine Plane am Mast eines Schiffes, das durch Windantrieb Vortrieb erzeugt.

German Segel is cognate with English sail and continues an old Germanic nautical word found in earlier forms such as Old High German segal.

Segel is neuter, so the singular is das Segel and the plural is die Segel without a changed ending.