SKYSAIL


Meaning of SKYSAIL in English

/skuy"sayl'/ ; Naut. /skuy"seuhl/ , n. Naut.

1. (in a square-rigged vessel) a light square sail next above the royal. See diag. under ship .

2. a triangular sail set on a stay between the fore and main trucks of a racing schooner.

[ 1820-30; SKY + SAIL ]

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