studdingsail
stud·ding·sail
(stŭn′səl, stŭd′ĭng-sāl′)n.
Any of several supplementary sails set from extensions of the yards of a square-rigged ship in light winds.
[Origin unknown.]
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studdingsail
(ˈstʌdɪŋˌseɪl) (ˈstʌnsəl)n
(Nautical Terms) nautical a light auxiliary sail set outboard on spars on either side of a square sail. Also called: stunsail or stuns'l
[C16: studding, perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stōtinge, from stōten to thrust; related to German stossen]
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