trysail

Noun

Meaning

A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spencer yankee jib mainsail jigger sail genoa fisherman topsail spanker spinnaker foresail mizzen staysail gennaker
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Phrases with the word

storm trysail

Anagrams

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Close letter words and terms

tryptophylquinone tryptoquivaline tryptose tryscorer tryscoring trysquare