trysail: Meaning and Definition of

try•sail

Pronunciation: (trī'sāl"Naut.trī's&schwal), [key]
— n. Naut.
  1. 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.
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