Associations to the word «Staysail»

Wiktionary

STAYSAIL, noun. (nautical) 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.

Dictionary definition

STAYSAIL, noun. A fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts).

Wise words

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