stays'l

noun

A staysail.

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Meanings

nounstays'l (plural stays'ls)

plural stays'ls

  1. colloquialnauticalA staysail.

    "Guess she'd lie easier under stays'l, Salters," said Disko, as though he had seen nothing.

    1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous
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APA

stays'l. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stays'l

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“stays'l.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stays'l. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stays'l,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stays'l.

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