Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staysail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: stay-sail
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.

Etymology

From stay + sail.

Inflected Forms

staysails (plural)

Questions

What does staysail mean?: A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
Where does staysail come from?: From stay + sail.

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