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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

staysail

/stey-seyl; Nautical stey-suhl/US // ˈsteɪˌseɪl; Nautical ˈsteɪ səl //UK // (ˈsteɪˌseɪl, ˈsteɪsəl) nautical //

停泊,帆船,帆船帆板,帆船运动

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : any sail set on a stay, as a triangular sail between two masts.

Examples

  • The 'Satanita,' however, had just before drove on to the outer flagboat and she was then kept lying with staysail to windward.

  • I sprang to the helm and put it up, while Grampus hoisted the fore-staysail just a foot or so above the deck.

  • When the fore-topmast staysail and jib were to be set, somebody had fouled the down-hauls, so that they could not be hoisted.

  • Mr Forbes, get the starboard fore-topmast staysail sheets aft and well belayed, if you please.

  • The scavengers were sweeping down, and part of the after guard was bending a new bolt-rope on a storm staysail.

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