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• Trysail — Try sail, n. (Naut.) A fore and aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also {spencer}. Totten. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trysail — [trī′sāl΄; ] naut. [, trī′səl] n. [< naut. phr. a try, the position of lying to in a storm] a small, sturdy, fore and aft sail hoisted when other canvas has been lowered, to keep a vessel s head to the wind in a storm …   English World dictionary

• Trysail — A trysail is small fore and aft sail used in very high winds or in storms to maintain control, to avoid ship damage, and to keep the bow to the wind. It is hoisted abaft the mainmast (taking the place of the much larger… …   Wikipedia

• trysail — noun Etymology: obsolete at try lying to Date: 1769 a fore and aft sail bent to a gaff and hoisted on a lower mast or a small mast close abaft …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trysail — [ trʌɪs(ə)l] noun a small strong fore and aft sail set on the mainmast or other mast of a sailing vessel in heavy weather …   English new terms dictionary

• trysail — /ˈtraɪseɪl/ (say truysayl), Nautical / səl/ (say suhl) noun a small fore and aft sail set with or without a gaff, usually loose footed, on the foremast or mainmast of a vessel, and used especially in heavy weather. {try + sail} …  

• РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА — РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА …   Морской словарь

• Armed ship — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• General ship — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hospital fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jail fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English