skysail
(in a square-rigged vessel) a light square sail next above the royal.
a triangular sail set on a stay between the fore and main trucks of a racing schooner.
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How to use skysail in a sentence
Near to starboard was a white ship, fully rigged, standing towards the island with royals set, and even a towering main skysail.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. Tomlinson"It is the highest sail we set on the foremast, though larger vessels have a royal above that, then a skysail," I replied.
Up the River | Oliver OpticAfter my heroic feat in loosing the main-skysail, the mate entertained good hopes of my becoming a rare mariner.
Redburn. His First Voyage | Herman MelvilleIn these, the topgallant, royal and skysail masts are all one stick.
The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry DanaIf there is not a standing skysail, the quarter-blocks on the royal yard will be single.
The Seaman's Friend | Richard Henry Dana
British Dictionary definitions for skysail
/ (ˈskaɪˌseɪl) /
a square sail set above the royal on a square-rigger
a triangular sail set between the trucks of a racing schooner
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