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Staysail Definition & Meaning

staysail
noun
  1. a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)

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What does staysail mean?
a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
What part of speech is staysail?
Staysail is a noun.

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