Definitions for trysail

trysail try·sail

Spelling: [trahy-seyl; Nautical trahy-suh l]
IPA: /ˈtraɪˌseɪl; Nautical ˈtraɪ səl/

Trysail is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 233 anagrams from letters in trysail (ailrsty).

Definitions for trysail

noun

  1. 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.

Origin of trysail

First recorded in 1760-70; try + sail

Examples for trysail

A spar abaft the fore and main mast, for hoisting the trysail.

Indeed, a trysail that day would have been sail enough for almost any men but these.

The trysail gaff had parted, and, falling, had struck the old pilot to the deck.

He took in royals and topgallant sails, furled the courses, trysail and jib, and double-reefed the topsails.

Then boom away, my lads; get the trysail down too, and well run under double-reefed topsails alone.

This failing, they set a spencer or trysail, and shift on the other tack.

This was accordingly done, and the trysail was set instead, and the helm lashed a-lee.

The Old Man came up on deck and looked round, and in less than a minute he told us to give her the trysail.

If the owner does not carry a storm square-sail, he should have a boom to his trysail.

One end of which was secured by a bight of the trysail brailing.

Word Value for trysail
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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