プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ほ【帆】
a sail; canvas
帆を上げる
hoist [put up/raise] a sail
帆を下ろす
lower [take down] a sail
帆を畳む
take in the sails
帆を巻く［絞る］
furl [reduce] a sail
我々の船はすべての帆を張って真東に進んだ
Our ship went due east under full sail.
船は軟風に帆をはらませた
A gentle breeze filled the canvas.
尻に帆を掛ける
彼は尻に帆を掛けて逃げ出した
He took to his heels in a flurry.／He scuttled away.
帆座
〔星座〕the Sail; Vela [víːlə]