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ienao

Bingham

íenao

n. canoe with a single brace and removable mast.
vi. rigging or fitting a canoe as an ienao.

Sabatier

ienao

n. a canoe with small, easy to manage sail, mast can be moved at will.
n. a small sail furnished, or to be used, with a movable mast.
v. ienao, ienaoao: to sail with canoe of this kind.
note. the word ienao originates from the fact that the mast can be used as pole when there is no wind to sail.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation