staysail
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
Etymology
Compound from English stay (rope, delay, postpone, hold off, a stay, stand) + English sail.
Origin
English
sail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- after-sail English
- asail English
- astay English
- babystay English
- backstay English
- bestay English
- buckstay English
- chainstay English
- daysail English
- farmstay English
- foresail English
- forestay English
- forestaysail English
- gaffsail English
- gainstay English
- headsail English
- homestay English
- jackstay English
- lugsail English
- mainsail English
- mainstay English
- misstay English
- mizzensail English
- moonsail English
- multistay English
- outsail English
- outstay English
- oversail English
- overstay English
- parasail English
- resail English
- ringsail English
- sail English
- sailable English
- sailboard English
- sailboat English
- sailcloth English
- sailcraft English
- sailer English
- sailest English
- saileth English
- sailfin English
- sailfish English
- sailless English
- saillike English
- sailmaker English
- sailmaking English
- sailor English
- sailplane English
- sailpunk English
- sailroom English
- sailship English
- sailwear English
- sailworthy English
- saily English
- sailyard English
- skysail English
- spritsail English
- squaresail English
- stay English
- stay-stomach English
- stayaway English
- staybolt English
- stayer English
- stayest English
- stayeth English
- staylace English
- stayless English
- staymaker English
- stayover English
- staystitch English
- topsail English
- unstay English
- upstay English
- windsail English
- wingsail English
- withstay English
- sail Dutch, Flemish
- saile Middle English
- steyen Middle English
- magstay Tagalog
- sel Tok Pisin
- stay
- sail
- astay
- asail
- saily
- stayer
- unstay
- sailer
- bestay
- resail
- sailor
- upstay
- topsail
- sailest
- outsail
- misstay
- stayeth
- sailfin
- outstay
- saileth
- stayest
- skysail
- lugsail
- daysail
- withstay
- buckstay
- gaffsail
- staybolt
- stayaway
- sailwear
- mainsail
- babystay
- sailpunk
- sailroom
- sailyard
- farmstay
- wingsail
- sailship
- forestay
- sailless
- headsail
- homestay
- ringsail
- foresail
- sailfish
- backstay
- staylace
- parasail
- sailable
- gainstay
- oversail
- jackstay
- moonsail
- stayover
- saillike
- mainstay
- sailboat
- overstay
- stayless
- windsail
- staymaker
- spritsail
- chainstay
- sailmaker
- sailcraft
- multistay
- sailcloth
- sailplane
- sailboard
- staystitch
- squaresail
- sailmaking
- sailworthy
- mizzensail
- after-sail
- stay-stomach
- forestaysail