trysail
trysail noun: a small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
Noun
trysail (plural trysails)
- A small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
- I have worked like a Trojan all day, and the idea is realized. Margaret helped me out with suggestions, and Tom Spink did the sailorizing. Over our head, from the jiggermast, the steel stays that carry the three jigger-trysails descend high above the break of the poop and across the main deck to...1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, Chapter XLIV
trysail meaning in Tamil
trysail in Tamil
- இடருதவிப் பாய்மரம்
Forms of trysail
| plural | trysails |
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Questions about trysail
- What does trysail mean?
- Trysail means a small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
- What is trysail in Tamil?
- Trysail in Tamil is இடருதவிப் பாய்மரம். See Trysail meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trysail?
- Trysail is a noun.
- What is the plural of trysail?
- The plural of trysail is trysails.
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