What does trysail mean?
Definitions for trysail
ˈtraɪˌseɪl; Naut. -səltry·sail
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Wiktionary
trysailnoun
A small, strong 3-sided sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
Wikipedia
Trysail
A trysail (also known as a spencer) is a small triangular or gaff rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship, e.g. to avoid ship damage, and to keep the bow to the wind. It is hoisted abaft (i.e., directly behind) the mainmast (taking the place of the much larger mainsail) or, on a brig, abaft the foremast. A trysail is analogous to a storm jib.
Webster Dictionary
Trysailnoun
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
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Trysail
A trysail is small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger sail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship. It is hoisted abaft the mainmast or, on a brig, abaft the foremast.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trysail
trī′sāl, or trī′sl, n. a reduced sail used by small craft, instead of their mainsail, in a storm: a small fore-and-aft sail set with a boom and gaff.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
trysail
A reduced sail used by small craft in lieu of their main-sail during a storm. Also, a fore-and-aft sail, set with a boom and gaff, in ships, synonymous with the spencers of brigs and schooners, and the spanker or driver of ships. (See STORM-TRYSAIL.)
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of trysail in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of trysail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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