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staysail definition

stay·sail (stā′sāl′; naut., -səl)

noun

a triangular, fore-and-aft-rigged sail fastened on a stay

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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