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skysail
[skahy-seyl, skahy-suhl]
noun
(in a square-rigged vessel) a light square sail next above the royal.
a triangular sail set on a stay between the fore and main trucks of a racing schooner.
skysail
/ ˈ첹ɪˌɪ /
noun
a square sail set above the royal on a square-rigger
a triangular sail set between the trucks of a racing schooner
Example Sentences
Sink me red ensign run a rig long clothes skysail boatswain me.
"By heavens! the little witch still holds her way with us!—Have the skysail set, and rig out the top-gallant-studd'n'sail!"
He was as steady as a bollard, And gallant as a skysail yard.
Near to starboard was a white ship, fully rigged, standing towards the island with royals set, and even a towering main skysail.
She was on a wind, with everything set, from courses to skysails, and was ploughing her way through the gently ruffled sea, with the rapidity, and at the same time, the grace of the swan.
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