Meaning Of The Word Trysail
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Trysail Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Trysail?
trysail in American English
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 noun: 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 trysail in British English noun: a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the wind |
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