STUDDING SAIL


Meaning of STUDDING SAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstə-diŋ-ˌsāl, ˈstən(t)-səl ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1549

: a light sail set at the side of a principal square sail of a ship in free winds

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