studdingsail

[ stuhd-ing-seyl; Nautical stuhn-suhl ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.

studdingsail

/ ˈstʌnsəl; ˈstʌdɪŋˌseɪl /

noun

1. nautical a light auxiliary sail set outboard on spars on either side of a square sail Also calledstunsailstuns'l

Word History and Origins

Origin of studdingsail¹

1540–50; studding (< ?) + sail

Word History and Origins

Origin of studdingsail¹

C16: studding, perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stōtinge, from stōten to thrust; related to German stossen

Example Sentences

Turn the hands up, Mr. Griffith, and pack on the ship from her trucks to her lower studdingsail-booms.

From Project Gutenberg

The yards were trimmed to the change by Abraham, who followed on with some orders about the foretopmast-studdingsail.

From Project Gutenberg

Her great lower studdingsail swept out from her side for all the world like a butterfly-net, raking the top of the sea for us.

From Project Gutenberg

A weather topgallant or topmast studdingsail should be set abaft the sail, and a lee one forward of the sail.

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Rig in the topmast studdingsail boom before unreeving the outer halyards.

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