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trysail
[ trahy-seyl; Nautical trahy-suhl ]
/ ˈtraɪˌseɪl; Nautical ˈtraɪ səl /
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noun Nautical.
a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
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British Dictionary definitions for trysail
trysail
/ (ˈtraɪˌseɪl, nautical ˈtraɪsəl) /
noun
a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the windAlso called: storm trysail
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