: a fore-and-aft sail hoisted on a stay see sail illustration
Examples of staysail in a Sentence
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The 101-foot staysail schooner is a whispering storybook from the 1930s when luminaries like Ernest Hemingway and Cole Porter rubbed shoulders out at sea.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 May 2022
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1669, in the meaning defined above
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“Staysail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staysail. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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