- stunsail
- light auxiliary sail to the side of principal sails
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stunsail
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Stunsail — Stun sail, n. (Naut.) A contraction of {Studding sail}. [1913 Webster] With every rag set, stunsails, sky scrapers and all. Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stunsail — [stun′səl] n. studdingsail: phonetic spellings … English World dictionary
stunsail — /stun seuhl/, n. studdingsail. Also, stuns l. [1755 65; syncopated var. of STUDDINGSAIL] * * * … Universalium
stunsail — noun studding sail … Wiktionary
stunsail — [ stʌns(ə)l] (also stuns l) noun another term for studdingsail. Origin C18: contr … English new terms dictionary
stunsail — stun·sail … English syllables
stunsail — /ˈstʌnsəl/ (say stunsuhl) noun → studdingsail …
stunsail — n. (also stuns l) = STUDDING SAIL … Useful english dictionary
studdingsail — /stud ing sayl /; Naut. /stun seuhl/, n. Naut. a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms. Also, stunsail, stuns l. [1540 50; studding ( < ?) + SAIL] * * * … Universalium
Nautical Terms — Ahoy, mateys! This be a fair and true listing of words having to do with ships and sailing, 225 of them in all. These terms come mainly from the great age of sailing ships, the 16th to 18th centuries, and almost all hail from the two great… … Phrontistery dictionary
