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What was the difference between caravels and earlier ships?
the caravel has triangular sails as well as square sails. Square sails carried the ship forward when the wind was at its back. Triangular sails allowed the caravel to sail into the wind. the caravel was better than other euoopean ships of the time at this type of sailing
What is A ship with square and triangular sails?
"Square-riggers" have primarily square sails, but the jib sails are triangular.
What is it called a ship with triangular sails?
Sloops, ketches, and yawls have triangular-shaped sails.
Lanteen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Square sails are square
What were caravels and how were they better than what they replaced?
Caravels were a type of small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century. They were better than the ships they replaced, such as cogs and carracks, because they had a more streamlined hull design, allowing for greater speed and agility. Caravels also had triangular lateen sails that could catch wind from different directions, enabling them to sail closer to the wind and explore new trade routes more efficiently.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What does it mean to set the sails?
To have the sails unfurled and rigged ready for sailing
How do you use the word triangular in a sentence?
The boat had triangular sails.
If La-teen sails were triangular which type of sails are square?
Square sails (rectangular) were (are) called four-cornered sails.
How do you use triangular in a sentence?
The boat was small and had two triangular sails.
What is the ship with square and triangular sails?
caravel
A ship with square and triangular sails?
caravel
