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Meaning of "staysail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STAYSAIL

staysail  [ˈsteɪˌseɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAYSAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Staysail is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STAYSAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Staysail

A staysail is 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. Most staysails are triangular, however some are four-cornered, notably some fisherman's staysails. Triangular staysails set forward of the foremost mast are called jibs, headsails or foresails. The innermost such sail on a cutter, schooner and many other rigs having two or more foresails is referred to simply as the staysail, while the others are referred to as jibs, flying jibs etc. White bow staysails Types of staysail include the tallboy staysail, the genoa staysail, and the bigboy staysail. Unlike the cutter staysail, none of these sails have their luff affixed to a stay. On large rigs, staysails other than headsails are named according to the mast and mast section on which they are hoisted. Thus, the staysail hoisted on a stay that runs forward and downwards from the top of the mizzen topgallant mast is the mizzen topgallant staysail.

Definition of staysail in the English dictionary

The definition of staysail in the dictionary is an auxiliary sail, often triangular, set to catch the wind, as between the masts of a yawl, aft of a spinnaker, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAYSAIL


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAYSAIL

staves
stavesacre
staving
Stavropol
stavudine
stay
stay of execution
stay out
stay put
stay stitching
stay-at-home
stayaway
staycation
stayer
staying power
stayless
staymaker
Stayman
stays
stbd

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAYSAIL

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 staysail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «staysail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAYSAIL

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

Translator English - Chinese

斯索尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trinqueta
570 millions of speakers

English

staysail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

staysail
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

staysail
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стаксель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

staysail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

staysail
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trinquette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Staysail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stagsegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ステイスル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

staysail
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Staysail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồm trương ra bằng dây chằng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

staysail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॅझील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

StaySail
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trinchetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ket
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стаксель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

staysail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

staysail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stag zeil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stagsegel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stagseil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of staysail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAYSAIL»

The term «staysail» is regularly used and occupies the 108.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAYSAIL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAYSAIL»

Discover the use of staysail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to staysail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Capable Cruiser
The main reason our staysail is loose-footed, with no club or boom, is that it allows us to conveniently release the staysail stay and move it aft when we wish to short-tack. Clearing away the staysail stay allows the jib to pass across the foredeck ...
Lin and Larry Pardey
2
Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction
I'm very fond ofthe schooner rig forthree reasons : both masts are stayed together, so strong and reliable, the main topmastor fisherman's staysail setaloft catchesthe light airsthere, and underforesail alone aschooner willheave towhen thewind ...
Uffa Fox, 2012
3
The 44-gun Frigate USS Constitution: "Old Ironsides"
L2 SAlL PLAN AS RlGGED AFTER 1815 AND TO US NAVY REGULATlON OF 1826 Flying outer jib Flying jib Jib Fore topmast staysail Fore staysail Fore course Fore topsail Fore topgallant sail Fore royal sail 10 Fore skysail 11 Main course ...
Karl Heinz Marquardt, 2005
4
The Art of Rigging ... The Second Edition, Considerably ...
2 Fore-topmast staysail. 3 Fore-staysail. 4 Main-staysail. 5 Main-toprhast staysail. 6 Middle-staysail. 7 Main-topgallant staysail. 8 Mizen-staysail. 9 Mizen-topmast staysail. 10 Mizen-'t'opgallant staysail. 11 Mizen. . 12 Jib-downhauler.
David STEEL, 1806
5
Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World
Brigantine 1 Middle staysail (flying jibl 2 Outer jib 3 Inner jib 4 Fore-topmast staysail 5 Forestaysail 6 Foresail 7 Fore lower topsail 8 Fore upper topsail 9 Fore topgallant 10 Fore-royal 1 1 Main staysail 12 Lower main-topmast staysail 13 Upper ...
Otmar Schäuffelen, 2005
6
Yachting
If you have only primaries, it will be necessary to add a second set of winches in the cockpit to handle the runner to windward and staysail to leeward. Staysail sheeting angle is critical, if you want an effective doublehead rig. The staysail will  ...
7
The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor; or, a Key to the ...
Peak 44 Fore Staysail 1 , Fore Topmast Staysail J "9 Jib 60 Main Staysail Main Topmast Staysail 61 Middle Staysail Main Top Gallant Staysail Mizen Staysail 62 Mizen Topmast Staysail Mizeu Top Gallant Staysail 63 Throat 66 Driver.
Darcy LEVER (of Pontefract.), 1819
8
Cruising World
J Fritz Seyfarth Mizzen Staysails Too often, the mizzen staysail is overlooked, treated casually, or even sneered at by the hotshots as a sail of limited usefulness. Baloney! It's a great passage-making sail for ketches and yawls. The mizzen ...
9
My Year Before the Mast
The triangular sails: Boa/sprit and foremast, from the bow forward, 1] fore topmast staysail; 2] inner jib; 3] outer jib; 4] flying jib. Mainmast, carried forward of the mast ; 1] main topmast staysail; 2] main topgallant staysail; 3] main royal staysail.
Annette Brock Davis, 1999
10
The Ship Model Builder's Assistant
Spanker Fore-topmast staysail Jib ... Flying jib Jib of jibs Main-topmast staysail Middle staysail . Main-topgallant staysail Main-topgallant upper staysail Mizzen staysail .... Mizzen-topmast staysail Fore storm staysail . Main storm staysail .
Charles G. Davis, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAYSAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term staysail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Staysail Diversified Alternative Risk Premia Fund Filing. George …
The Cayman Islands-based Staysail Diversified Alternative Risk Premia Fund, Ltd. released D form for $15.00 million offering. This is a new filing. The raised ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
2
Happy anniversary, Statue of Liberty! 130 years in New York City …
Throughout a 72-hour storm with canvas cut to staysail & spanker, Lieutenant de Drambour stayed on the bridge of his ship, while the crates shifted wildly, ... «Twitchy, Jun 15»
3
Volvo Ocean Race: Testing the machine
As an example, very often you'll want to have a staysail up. Let's just forget the outriggers for a minute. You want to sail with the staysail. And you're prepared to ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Mar 15»
4
How the race was almost won
The new sails in the inventory are: 2A, 4A, Code 0, Blast Reacher, Genoa Staysail, Spinnaker Staysail, #3 Jib and a back up 2A. An aggressive start to ensure all ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Mar 15»
5
RORC Caribbean 600, day 4 – Classic Focus and Four Figaro II teams
Positions were called out; all on deck, sail down while staysail was being loaded and by the time the shredded mess of snapped bronze hinges and Dacron was ... «Sail World, Feb 15»
6
Volvo Ocean Race: stage three – in pictures
close. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. Justin Slattery trims the staysail while speeding at 14 knots in the Bay of Bengal. Photograph: Matt Knighton/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
7
Portsmouth police log: Dec. 16
5:13 p.m.: Arrested Svetlana Peshkova, 41, of 39 Staysail Way, on charges alleging ... 6:45 p.m.: Arrested Deborah Orlando, 57, of 17 Staysail Way, on charges ... «Seacoastonline.com, Dec 14»
8
On Ditty Bags & Other Cherished Memories
I often played with it (under his watchful eye) as he tucked a back splice into our anchor rode or wormed-and-parceled a chafing staysail sheet. I distinctly ... «All At Sea, Dec 14»
9
Management takes over at Spinnaker
Staysail Ltd, holding company of Spinnaker International Group, was founded in 1985 by John Yandell and is based in Saltash. Its products are used to transport ... «Insider Media, Dec 14»
10
Sailing aboard Kelpie of Falmouth
When she was found and bought in California in 2012 she had a Bermudian staysail schooner rig and was in need of restoration. She was sailed 9,000nm back ... «Yachting World, Jul 14»

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