Meanings
plural studdingsails · alternative studding sail · alternative studding-sail · alternative scudding sail · alternative stunsail · alternative stunsel · alternative stunsil · alternative stun'sl
- nauticalA sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship in order to increase the speed of the vessel.
Synonyms: scudding sail, stunsail, stun'sl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship in order to increase the speed of the vessel.
Translations
Bulgarian лисел
- лисел (lisel)sail attached to the side of another
Finnish myötäpurje
- myötäpurjesail attached to the side of another
Hebrew מִפְרָשׂ עֵזֶר, תּוֹסָף צַד
- מִפְרָשׂ עֵזֶר (mifras ezer)sail attached to the side of another
- תּוֹסָף צַד (tosaf tsad)sail attached to the side of another
Russian лисель
- лисель (liselʹ)sail attached to the side of another
Cite this entry
studdingsail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/studdingsail
“studdingsail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/studdingsail. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “studdingsail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/studdingsail.
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