staysail

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noun

A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.

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Meanings

nounstaysail (plural staysails)

plural staysails

  1. nauticalA fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.

Origin

From stay + sail.

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Translations

Bulgarian стаксел
  • стаксел (staksel)fore-and-aft rigged sail
Catalan vela d'estai
  • vela d'estaifore-and-aft rigged sail
Danish stangsejl
  • stangsejlfore-and-aft rigged sail
Finnish haruspurje
  • haruspurjefore-and-aft rigged sail
German Stagsegel
  • Stagsegelfore-and-aft rigged sail
Polish sztagżagiel, sztaksel
  • sztagżagielfore-and-aft rigged sail
  • sztakselfore-and-aft rigged sail
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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