SKYSAIL

Meaning of SKYSAIL in English

Pronunciation: ' sk ī - ˌ s ā l, -s ə l

Function: noun

Date: 1829

: the sail above the royal

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SKYSAIL — noun Date: 1829 the sail above the royal
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKYSAIL — ˈskīˌsāl, -īs ə l noun : a sail set immediately above the royal — see sail illustration
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKYSAIL — (n.) The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under Sail.
Английский словарь Webster
SKYSAIL — ( n. ) The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under Sail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKYSAIL — /skuy"sayl'/ ; Naut. /skuy"seuhl/ , n. Naut. 1. (in a square-rigged vessel) a light square sail next above the royal. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKYSAIL — noun Date: 1829 : the sail above the royal
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKYSAIL — noun the sail set next above the royal. ·see ·illust. under sail.
Webster English vocab
SKYSAIL — [ 'skʌɪseɪl , -s(ə)l ] ■ noun a light sail above the royal in a square-rigged ship.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKYSAIL — [sky.sail] n (1829): the sail above the royal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKYSAIL — n. a light sail above the royal in a square-rigged ship.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKYSAIL — n. a light sail above the royal in a square-rigged ship.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKYSAIL — n. a light sail above the royal in a square-rigged ship.
Oxford English vocab
SKYSAIL — трюмсель- высший прямой парус, подымавшийся над бом-брамселем, часто использовавщийся при слабом ветре
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
SKYSAIL — сущ. трюмсель - высший прямой парус, подымавшийся над бом-брамселем, часто использовавщийся при слабом ветре
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
SKYSAIL-YARDER — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: skysail yard + -er : a ship having skysail yards
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKYSAIL POLE — noun : the part of the royal mast above the shoulder when skysails are carried — see ship illustration
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKYSCRAPER — -pə(r) noun Etymology: sky (I) + scraper 1. : a triangular skysail used on a clipper ship 2. : one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKY-GAZER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a triangular skysail used especially on clipper ships
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOONSAIL — ˈmünsəl (usual nautical pronunciation), -nˌsāl noun : a light square sail set above a skysail and carried by some clipper …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKYSCRAPER — (n.) A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail.
Английский словарь Webster
SKYSCRAPER — (n.) A skysail of a triangular form.
Английский словарь Webster
MOONSAIL — (n.) A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.
Английский словарь Webster
MOONSAIL — ( n. ) A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOONRAKER — /moohn"ray'keuhr/ , n. 1. Also called moonsail /moohn"seuhl, -sayl'/ . Naut. a light square sail set above a skysail. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SKYSCRAPER — add. ·noun a very tall building. 2. skyscraper ·add. ·noun a skysail of a triangular form. 3. skyscraper ·add. ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SPAR — Synonyms and related words : Chinese boxing, altercate, argue, argufy, bandy words, bar, bare pole, battle, beam, bicker, boom, bout, …
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SAIL — Synonyms and related words : aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, …
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ROPE — Synonyms and related words : Havana, allure, ample scope, anchor, anchor chain, anchor rode, attach, attract, ax, backropes, bag, bait, …
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RIGGING — Synonyms and related words : accouterments, advocate, alpenstock, anchor chain, anchor rode, apparatus, apparel, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, arm, armament, artifice, …
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MAST — Synonyms and related words : advocate, alpenstock, antenna tower, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, barbican, bare pole, bearer, …
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JIB — Synonyms and related words : avert, avoid, back down, balance, balk, balloon sail, batten, bear off, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, …
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Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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