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staysail
/ ˈsteɪsəl; ˈsteɪˌseɪl /
noun
- an auxiliary sail, often triangular, set to catch the wind, as between the masts of a yawl ( mizzen staysail ), aft of a spinnaker ( spinnaker staysail ), etc
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The 'Satanita,' however, had just before drove on to the outer flagboat and she was then kept lying with staysail to windward.
I sprang to the helm and put it up, while Grampus hoisted the fore-staysail just a foot or so above the deck.
When the fore-topmast staysail and jib were to be set, somebody had fouled the down-hauls, so that they could not be hoisted.
Mr Forbes, get the starboard fore-topmast staysail sheets aft and well belayed, if you please.
The scavengers were sweeping down, and part of the after guard was bending a new bolt-rope on a storm staysail.
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