"trysail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trysails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trysail (plural trysails)
  1. (nautical) A small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (triangular sail): трисел (trisel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), myrskyisopurje (Finnish), tukipurje (Finnish), myrskyiso (Finnish), velă de furtună [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-trysail-en-noun-gAv0h~ne Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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