studdingsail
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]studdingsail (plural studdingsails)
- (nautical) A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship in order to increase the speed of the vessel.
- Synonym: stun'sl
Translations
[edit]sail attached to the side of another
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Further reading
[edit]studding sail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia