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Naut.a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel.[1760-70]
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trysail mast — Naut. a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel. [1760 70] * * * trysail mast, a small mast behind the foremast, on which a trysail is set … Useful english dictionary
trysail mast — try′sail mast n. naut. navig. a small auxiliary mast fastened just abaft the mainmast or foremast of a sailing vessel • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
Trysail — Try sail, n. (Naut.) A fore and aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also {spencer}. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mast (sailing) — Sails on a small ship as seen from below The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the … Wikipedia
trysail — noun Etymology: obsolete at try lying to Date: 1769 a fore and aft sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast or a small mast close abaft … New Collegiate Dictionary
trysail — /truy sayl /; Naut. /truy seuhl/, n. Naut. a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer. [1760 70; TRY + SAIL] * * * … Universalium
trysail — ship s sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast Nautical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
trysail — [ trʌɪs(ə)l] noun a small strong fore and aft sail set on the mainmast or other mast of a sailing vessel in heavy weather … English new terms dictionary
trysail — try•sail [[t]ˈtraɪˌseɪl[/t]] naut. [[t] səl[/t]] n. naut. navig. a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer • Etymology: 1760–70; try… … From formal English to slang
Spencer mast — Spencer Spen cer, n. (Naut.) A fore and aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; named after its inventor, Knight Spencer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
