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Definition of Stunsail
1. n. A contraction of Studding sail.
Definition of Stunsail
1. Noun. (nautical) studding sail ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stunsail
1. a type of sail [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stunsail
Literary usage of Stunsail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1889)
"Suddenly the vessel took in her foretopmast- stunsail, then a spot of colour
floated aloft past the shining round of her courses to the gaff end. ..."
2. My Life at Sea by William Caius Crutchley (1912)
"Indeed, at times it was more than we could carry all studding sails to. I remember
that in our middle watch the lower stunsail had been taken in for ..."
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