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stays'l

stays'l noun: a staysail.

Noun

stays'l (plural stays'ls)

  1. (colloquial) A staysail.
    • "Guess she'd lie easier under stays'l, Salters," said Disko, as though he had seen nothing.1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

Forms of stays'l

pluralstays'ls

Questions about stays'l

What does stays'l mean?
Stays'l means a staysail.
What part of speech is stays'l?
Stays'l is a noun.
What is the plural of stays'l?
The plural of stays'l is stays'ls.

Words near stays'l in the dictionary

  1. stays together
  2. stays tuned
  3. stays up
  4. stays up late
  5. stays within the lines
  6. stays'l
  7. stays'ls
  8. staysail
  9. staysails
  10. staystitch
  11. staystitched

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