- trysail
- noun Etymology: obsolete at try lying to Date: 1769 a fore-and-aft sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast or a small mast close abaft
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Trysail — Try sail, n. (Naut.) A fore and aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also {spencer}. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trysail — [trī′sāl΄; ] naut. [, trī′səl] n. [< naut. phr. a try, the position of lying to in a storm] a small, sturdy, fore and aft sail hoisted when other canvas has been lowered, to keep a vessel s head to the wind in a storm … English World dictionary
Trysail — A trysail is small fore and aft sail used in very high winds or in storms to maintain control, to avoid ship damage, and to keep the bow to the wind. It is hoisted abaft the mainmast (taking the place of the much larger… … Wikipedia
trysail mast — Naut. a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel. [1760 70] * * * trysail mast, a small mast behind the foremast, on which a trysail is set … Useful english dictionary
trysail — /truy sayl /; Naut. /truy seuhl/, n. Naut. a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer. [1760 70; TRY + SAIL] * * * … Universalium
trysail — noun A small, strong 3 sided sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather … Wiktionary
trysail — ship s sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
trysail — [ trʌɪs(ə)l] noun a small strong fore and aft sail set on the mainmast or other mast of a sailing vessel in heavy weather … English new terms dictionary
trysail — try·sail … English syllables
trysail — try•sail [[t]ˈtraɪˌseɪl[/t]] naut. [[t] səl[/t]] n. naut. navig. a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer • Etymology: 1760–70; try… … From formal English to slang
