stunsail
or stun·s'l
[ stuhn-suhl ]
noun
Origin of stunsail
1First recorded in 1755–65; syncopated variant of studdingsail
Words Nearby stunsail
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How to use stunsail in a sentence
The mate gave a stamp on the deck, and kept her away a little to set a 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 HeywoodBy the time the Mary Jane got home, black Jack could set a stunsail, or furl a royal.
British Dictionary definitions for stunsail
stunsail
stuns'l
/ (ˈstʌnsəl) /
noun
another word for studdingsail
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