TRYSAIL


Meaning of TRYSAIL in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .