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SKYSAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skysail mean?
• SKYSAIL (noun)
The noun SKYSAIL has 1 sense:
1. the sail above the royal on a square-rigger
Familiarity information: SKYSAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sail above the royal on a square-rigger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skysail" is a kind of...):
canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
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