stud·ding·sail (st n s l, std ng-s l )n. A narrow rectangular sail set from extensions of the yards of square-rigged ships. [Origin unknown.] |
studdingsail [ˈstʌdɪŋˌseɪl (Nautical) ˈstʌnsəl]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a light auxiliary sail set outboard on spars on either side of a square sail Also called stunsail stuns'l
[studding, perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stōtinge, from stōten to thrust; related to German stossen]
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