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Definition of Skysail
1. Noun. The sail above the royal on a square-rigger.
Definition of Skysail
1. n. The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under Sail.
Definition of Skysail
1. Noun. (nautical) The sail set next above the royal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skysail
1. a type of sail [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skysail
Literary usage of Skysail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"Refer to skysail-mast. Main skysail-stay. The stay which supports the pole or upper
... The yard on the main-mast above the royal-yard, on which the skysail ..."
2. Caspar's Technical Dictionary, English-German and German-English: Comprising by Carl Nicolaus Joseph Matthias Caspar (1914)
"—brasse f. mizen skysail brace. — fall n. mizen skysail ... rah f. mizen skysail
yard. — schote f. mizen skysail sheet. —stag n. mizen skysail stay. ..."
3. Historical Collections of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1865)
"Fore Topmast 38 " Fore Top Gallant Mast 26 « Fore Royal Mast 10 " Fore skysail
Mast 7 " Main Mast 69 " Main Top Mast 44 '• Main Top Gallant Mast 27 " Main ..."
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