HyperDic: staysail

English > 1 sense of the word staysail:
NOUNartifactstaysaila fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
English > staysail: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts).
Broaderfore-and-aft sailAny sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
Spanishvela de estay

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