1. A small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
   "The sailor pulled on the brail to reduce the sail area"
    
2. A small net used to draw fish into a boat
   "The fisherman used a brail to scoop the catch into the boat"

1. Take in a sail with a brail
   "The crew brailed the sail as the storm approached"
    
2. Haul fish aboard with brails
   "The crew brailed the catch onto the deck"

Sounds like: braille

Derived forms: brails, brailed, brailing

Type of: fish, furl, net, rope

Encyclopedia: Brail, Zernez