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Noun: trysail  'trI,seyl
  1. A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast; used chiefly as a storm sail
    - spencer

Derived forms: trysails

Encyclopedia: Trysail