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  • v  form into a cylinder by rolling

  • On her two lofty basketwork masts, which looked like Eiffel Towers, the resourceful professor planned to rig square sails which would unfurl, furl at the touch of a button.
  • PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Officials in Cuzco, Peru, want to furl their flag, saying it too closely resembles the gay-pride banner.
  • As the train chuffed across Poland the refugees were compelled by Polish soldiers to furl their red flags, but once in Russia they wiggled them from every window.
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  • Spangdahlem fighter squadron closing after 60 years in Europe
    When it was time to furl the guidon at the 81st Fighter Squadron’s inactivation ceremony Tuesday, the only A-10 Thunderbolt II in the hangar was a small concrete replica of the squadron’s aircraft on display near the stage.
    June 18, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
  • Spangdahlem fighter squadron closing after 60 years in Europe
    When it was time to furl the guidon at the 81st Fighter Squadron’s inactivation ceremony Tuesday, the only A-10 Thunderbolt II in the hangar was a small concrete replica of the squadron’s aircraft on display near the stage.
    June 18, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
Quotes

  • Ron Holland in CNNMoney.com
    We replaced muscle power with hydraulics and electrical winches to raise and furl huge sails and sheet them home at the press of a button,Holland explains.

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