Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A triangular sail hoisted on a stay.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any sail which hoists upon a stay. See
stay , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) Any sail extended on a stay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A
fore-and-aft rigged sail whoseluff can be affixed to astay running forward from a mast to the deck, thebowsprit or to another mast.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
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Examples
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My hands were full with the flying-jib, jib, and staysail; and by the time this part of my task was accomplished the Ghost was leaping into the south-west, the wind on her quarter and all her sheets to starboard.
Chapter 17 2010
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The full-jib was also set, and, as it departed in shreds, the fore-topmast staysail was being hoisted.
CHAPTER XXXVIII 2010
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Louis muttered in my ear, as I passed forward to see to taking in the flying jib and staysail.
Chapter 19 2010
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Lars with the broken leg, and Davis laid off for keeps -- why, sir, we'll soon be that weak it'll take both watches to set a staysail.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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As the schooner went into the wind and backed her jib and staysail the whaleboat was swung out.
A SON OF THE SUN 2010
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The heavy block hurtled through the air, smashing Dorety's head like an egg-shell and hurtling on and back and forth as the staysail whipped and slatted in the wind.
MAKE WESTING 2010
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"Old Kinross is setting that fisherman's staysail," he remarked quietly.
Chapter 19 2010
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"Why hasn't he got that big fisherman's staysail on her?" she demanded irritably.
Chapter 19 2010
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Captain Cullen bent over suddenly and cast the staysail-sheet off from its pin.
MAKE WESTING 2010
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The Jessie swung off under her full staysail, then the foresail, double-reefed, was run up.
Chapter 3 2010
chained_bear commented on the word staysail
See usage on spritsail-topsail.
March 6, 2008