Definitions for trysails

trysails try·sail

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

Trysails is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 283 anagrams from letters in trysails (ailrssty).

Definitions for trysails

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.
  2. 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 trysails

First recorded in 1760-70; try + sail

Examples for trysails

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Word Value for trysails
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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