A trysail is small
References
Sleight, Steve (1999). "The Complete Sailing Manual". ISBN 0-7894-4606-5,
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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
trysail — [trī′sāl΄; ] naut. [, trī′səl] n. [< naut. phr. a try, the position of lying to in a storm] a small, sturdy, fore and aft sail hoisted when other canvas has been lowered, to keep a vessel s head to the wind in a storm … English World dictionary
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 — 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 — noun A small, strong 3 sided sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather … Wiktionary
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 … English syllables
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
