Meaning Of The Word Studdingsail

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Studdingsail Meaning

Studdingsail Definition
Studdingsail Definition

What's The Definition Of Studdingsail?

studdingsail in American English
an auxiliary sail, usually of light canvas, set outside the edge of a working sail in light weather by means of an extensible boom
noun: a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms

studdingsail in British English
noun: a light auxiliary sail set outboard on spars on either side of a square sail

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