- Furling
- The process of forcing, either manually or automatically, a wind turbine's blades out of the direction of the wind in order to stop the blades from turning.
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Furling — may refer to: *Furling (Stargate), characters in the series Stargate SG 1 *Furl (sailing), to gather a sail *Furling (aerodynamics), to manipulating an airfoil *The Furlings, characters in the 1993 film Once Upon a Forest ee also … Wikipedia
Furling — Espèce Furlings (Les) Planète d origine ? Alliances ? Anciennes alliances Alliance de Quatre Races Première apparition «La cinquième race» (SG 1 02x15) … Wikipédia en Français
Furling — Furl Furl (f[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furled} (f[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Furling}.] [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See {Furdle}, {Fardel}, and cf. {Farl}.] To draw up or gather into close … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furling — noun equipment for furling sails around their yards or booms … English new terms dictionary
furling — fÉœrl /fÉœËl v. roll up tightly; be rolled up tightly … English contemporary dictionary
furling — … Useful english dictionary
Roller furling — is a method of furling or reefing wherein a sail is rolled around a stay or rotating spar. Roller furling is most commonly encountered on foresails, such as jibs, with mainsails a distant second.Furling methodsThe furling system itself is very… … Wikipedia
Furl (sailing) — Furling refers to stowing or dousing a boat s sail by flaking (folding), packing (like stuffing a spinnaker into a turtle), roller furling or just lowering it onto the deck. Nowadays, it is becoming more common to use the term furling to refer to … Wikipedia
Furlings — Furling Furling Espèce Furlings (Les) Planète d origine ? Alliances ? Anciennes alliances Alliance de quatre races Première apparition «La cinquième race» (SG 1 02x15) … Wikipédia en Français
Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… … Wikipedia
