"skysail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: skysails [plural]
Etymology: From sky + sail. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|sail}} sky + sail Head templates: {{en-noun}} skysail (plural skysails)
  1. (nautical) On historical square-rigged ships, the sail above the royal. Normally it is the uppermost sail, but in some cases it is below the moonraker.
    Sense id: en-skysail-en-noun-TkhzFimc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nautical Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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