Definition of Stunsail. Meaning of Stunsail. Synonyms of Stunsail

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Definition of Stunsail

Stunsail
Stunsail Stun"sail, n. (Naut.) A contraction of Studding sail. With every rag set, stunsails, sky scrapers and all. --Lowell.

Meaning of Stunsail from wikipedia

- A studding sail, or stun'sl (pronounced stuns'l /ˈstʌnsəl/) is an extra sail on a square rigged vessel for use in fair weather. It is set outside the square...
- Complete Rigger's Apprentice (Camden: International Marine, 1998), 54. Ashley, 309. Buntline Hitch Slipped Buntline Hitch Variations Stunsail Tack Bend...
- this danger, Nelson had his ships make all available sail (including stunsails), yet another departure from the norm. He was also well aware that French...
- The Stun Sail Boom River (or variants Stunsail Boom River and Stuns'l Boom River) is located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island, a large island off...
- comp****). All three had set their main skysails and fore topmast and lower stunsails. Ariel was slowly over-hauling the other two ships, but then the weather...
- port bow 1/4 view, spectacular view of vessel under full sail including stunsails; appears to show ship rig. Photograph, port broadside view, no sails set...
- a total of 44,000 square feet (4,088 m2) of sail area, excluding the stunsails, the greatest area ever spread in a British warship. Her performance was...
- described her as "a thing of beauty." She had three sky-sail yards and royal stunsails. Her square raking stern and the heavy after-drag were the common features...
- Pallas in tow; the latter had lost her fore topmast, jib-boom, spritsail, stunsail, and main topsail yards. Minerve was only lightly damaged; she was re-floated...
- managed to salvage enough yards to have three sails on the foremast plus stunsails and set course for Simon's Bay. Another ship, the St. Mungo saw the state...