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trysail
try·sail T0394900 (trī′səl, -sāl′)n. A small fore-and-aft sail hoisted abaft a mast in a storm to keep a vessel's bow to the wind.
[From obsolete try, a lying to, heaving to.]trysail (ˈtraɪˌseɪl; nautical ˈtraɪsəl) n (Nautical Terms) a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the wind. Also called: storm trysail try•sail (ˈtraɪˌseɪl; Naut. -səl)
n. a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer. [1760–70; try (in sense “to lie to in heavy weather”)] trysail
trysail a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the wind |