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PRONUNCIATION OF SKYSAIL

skysail  [ˈskaɪˌseɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKYSAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skysail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKYSAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

skysail

Skysail

A skysail is the uppermost sail in many old square-rigged sail-plans. It was also on the royal mast above the royal sail. The highest sail is moonraker, lower skysail and royal sail. Skysail is the highest on the main mast.

Definition of skysail in the English dictionary

The definition of skysail in the dictionary is a square sail set above the royal on a square-rigger. Other definition of skysail is a triangular sail set between the trucks of a racing schooner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKYSAIL


chevesaile
ˈtʃevəˌseɪl
fore-topsail
fɔːˈtɒpˌseɪl
foresail
ˈfɔːˌseɪl
forestaysail
fɔːˈsteɪˌseɪl
headsail
ˈhɛdˌseɪl
mainsail
ˈmeɪnˌseɪl
moonsail
ˈmuːnˌseɪl
oversail
ˈəʊvəˌseɪl
oversale
ˈəʊvəˌseɪl
parasail
ˈpærəˌseɪl
resale
ˈriːˌseɪl
spritsail
ˈsprɪtˌseɪl
staysail
ˈsteɪˌseɪl
studdingsail
ˈstʌdɪŋˌseɪl
subsale
ˈsʌbˌseɪl
supersale
ˈsuːpərˌseɪl
topsail
ˈtɒpˌseɪl
trysail
ˈtraɪˌseɪl
wholesale
ˈhəʊlˌseɪl
windsail
ˈwɪndˌseɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKYSAIL

skylike
skyline
skylit
skyman
Skype
skyphos
skyr
skyre
skyrocket
Skyros
skyscape
skyscraper
skysurf
skysurfer
skysurfing
skyte
skywalk
skyward
skyway
skywrite

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKYSAIL

assail
crowd on sail
fore and aft sail
full sail
in sail
lateen sail
lugsail
make sail
mesail
outsail
press of sail
reassail
resail
sail
set sail
solar sail
square sail
storm trysail
under sail
wassail

Synonyms and antonyms of skysail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skysail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKYSAIL

Find out the translation of skysail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skysail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skysail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天帆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

SkySail
570 millions of speakers

English

skysail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skysail
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يستخدم الشراع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

SkySail
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Skysail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skysail
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Skysail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skysail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

SkySail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skysail
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skysail
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skysail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

SkySail
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skysail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गगनभेदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

SkySail
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Skysail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

SkySail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

SkySail
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Skysail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Skysail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skysail
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SkySail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

røyl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skysail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYSAIL»

The term «skysail» is normally little used and occupies the 144.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYSAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skysail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skysail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skysail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKYSAIL»

Discover the use of skysail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skysail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
... TGR skysail 36-37 FTG stays b 38 FTG shrouds b 39 FTG backstays bl 40 F. R. stay c 41 FR backstay cm 42 Skysail stay d 43 Skysail backstays d 44 Jacob's ladder (at FMMz masts) 45 Main topgallant mast 46 MTG stay b 47 MTG shrouds b ...
2
The Popular encyclopedia: or, conversations lexicon
Fore skysail yard. 33. Main yard. 39. Main topsail yard. 40. Main topgallant yard. 41. Main royal yard. 42. Main Bkysail yard. 43. Crossjack yard. 44. Mizzen topsail yard. 45. Mizzen topgallant yard. 46. Mizzen royal yard. 47. Mizzen skysail yard.
‎1862
3
Dana's seamen's friend: containing a treatise on practical ...
Haul out on the heel-rope, point through the withe, put on the rigging, in the same order with that of the jibboom ; reeve the guys, martingale, flying jib, royal and skysail stays ; rig out, and set up the rigging. The heel of the boom rests against ...
Richard Henry Dana, 1862
4
Dana's Seaman's friend
Haul out on the heel-rope, point through the withe, put on the rigging, in the same order with that of the jibboom ; reeve the guys, martingale, flying jib, royal and skysail stays ; rig out, and set up the rigging. The heel of the boom rests against ...
Richard Henry Dana, James Lees, 1856
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The Seaman's Friend: Containing a Treatise on Practical ...
the jib-boom ; reeve the guys, martingale, flying jib, royal and skysail stays ; rig out, and set up the rigging. The heel of the boom rests against the bowsprit cap, and is lashed to the jib-boom. The flying jib-boom should be rigged fully out before ...
Richard Henry Dana, 1851
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The Seaman's Friend: A Treatise on Practical Seamanship
the jib-boom ; reeve the guys, martingale, flying jib, royal and skysail stays; rig out , and set up the rigging. The heel of the boom rests against the bowsprit cap, and is lashed to the jib-boom. The flying jib-boom should be rigged fully out before ...
Richard Henry Dana, 2014
7
The Seaman's Manual, containing a treatise on practical ...
SKYSAIL Yuma—If the skysail is a standing sail, the yard is rigged like the royal yard, with lifts and braces, and the sail is fitted with sheets and clewlines ; but if it is a flying skysail, the yard has neither lifts nor braces, and the clews of the sail ...
Richard Henry DANA (Author of “Two Years before the Mast.”.), John Hoskins BROWN, 1851
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The 44-gun Frigate USS Constitution: "Old Ironsides"
The rig in the painting is already identical to Chapelle's 1815 list, with extra- stepped royal masts with long skysail-poles, and even indicates topgallant masthead lengths not mentioned in the 1815 dimensions. Painted by a seaman of high ...
Karl Heinz Marquardt, 2005
9
The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920: A Comprehensive ...
ample, the sails on the mainmast were termed, from bottom to top, the mainsail, the main topsail, the main topgallant, the main royal, and, if so equipped, the main skysail. Many clippers crossed skysail yards, as it were, on all three masts, ...
Glenn A. Knoblock, 2014
10
The Ship Model Builder's Assistant
Ships carrying standing skysail masts had stays and back-stays as a regular part of their rigging. Ships fitted with skysail-poles that went up abaft the royal- mast through a cap set aft, had these stays rigged only temporarily, when in mild ...
Charles G. Davis, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKYSAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skysail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Emotions charged after Paul Nipperess wins with Skysail
EXCUSE the cliché but there was hardly a dry eye in the house after Skysail won the Maiden Hcp (1300m) at Lismore last Saturday for Paul Nipperess following ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
2
This one's for you, Dad: Paul Nipperess wins at Lismore meet
IT was an emotional win for Paul Nipperess when Skysail took out the Sidney and Hacking Plumbing Maiden Hcp (1300m) at the Lismore Turf Club TAB meeting ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
3
EBRSO releases names of victim, suspect in Skysail Ave. shooting
... East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office has released the names of the victim and suspect involved in a murder that happened Saturday night on Skysail Avenue. «WAFB.com, Jun 15»
4
Fires Tuesday night, Wednesday morning kill 1 in Baton Rouge …
St. George firefighters were dispatched around 9:30 p.m. to 8210 Skysail Ave. Family members told firefighters that the fire started in a clothes drier and that ... «The Advocate, Mar 15»
5
Police arrest suspect in Skysail shooting and robbery case
... (Source: EBRSO). BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -. A 19-year-old is behind bars for allegedly shooting a man in the neck at a home located on Skysail Avenue. «WAFB.com, Jan 15»
6
Regaty Skysail Olsztyn - relacja
Olsztyn to dla wielu żeglarska stolica Warmii i Mazur. Jak radzili sobie sternicy w kolejnych regatach – Skysail? Źródło: TVN Meteo ... «TVN24, Aug 14»
7
Fair Winds for Global Commerce by Sail
Initially promising projects such as Skysail and KiteShip have been plagued by a seemingly never-ending series of trials. Both of those companies looked ... «Earth Island Journal, Apr 13»
8
The evolution of wind power: kites
SkySails Power says it is developing wind power systems that can be used to tap ... Developer for SkySails Power, a kite-based wind generator system, says it ... «Windpower Engineering, Apr 12»
9
Skysails: Drachenlenker kämpft ums Überleben
Es sollte sein großes Jahr werden - doch nun muss Stephan Wrage, Chef von Skysails, vorrangig ums Überleben seines Unternehmens kämpfen. Um die Krise ... «Handelsblatt, Feb 12»
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SkySails in höchster Not
Informieren Sie sich monatlich in unserem Print-Magazin oder eMagazin aus erster Hand über Wirtschaft: Investigative Geschichten, exklusive Hintergründe, die ... «manager-magazin.de, Feb 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Skysail [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skysail>. May 2024 ».
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