stunsail
or stun·s'l
[ stuhn-suh l ]
/ ˈstʌn səl /
noun
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Origin of stunsail
First recorded in 1755–65; syncopated variant of studdingsail
Words nearby stunsail
stun gun, stung, stunk, stunner, stunning, stunsail, stunt, stunt man, stunt person, stunt woman, stunted
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Example sentences from the Web for stunsail
Found the wind slight but for the first time quite fair in a due east, all the sails squared and also the stunsail out.
A Journey to America in 1834|Robert HeywoodThe mate gave a stamp on the deck, and kept her away a little to set a stunsail.
British Dictionary definitions for stunsail
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