- staysail
- noun Date: 1669 a fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay — see sail illustration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
staysail
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Staysail — Stay sail (st[=a] s[=a]l ;among sailors, st[=a] s l), n. (Naut.) Any sail extended on a stay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staysail — [stā′sāl΄; ] naut. [, stā′səl] n. a triangular, fore and aft rigged sail fastened on a stay … English World dictionary
Staysail — A staysail is a fore and aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward (and most often but not always downwards) from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.Most staysails are bob triangular, however some are… … Wikipedia
staysail — /stay sayl /; Naut. /stay seuhl/, n. Naut. any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts. See diag. under ship. [1660 70; STAY3 + SAIL] * * * … Universalium
staysail — noun A fore and aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast … Wiktionary
staysail — fore and aft sail hoisted on a stay Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
staysail — [ steɪseɪl, s(ə)l] noun a triangular fore and aft sail extended on a stay … English new terms dictionary
staysail — stay·sail … English syllables
staysail — stay•sail [[t]ˈsteɪˌseɪl[/t]] naut. [[t] səl[/t]] n. naut. navig. any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
staysail — /ˈsteɪseɪl/ (say staysayl), Nautical / səl/ (say suhl) noun any sail hoisted on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts. {stay3 + sail} …
