stunsail
or stun·s'l
[ stuhn-suh l ]
/ ˈstʌn səl /
noun
Origin of stunsail
First recorded in 1755–65; syncopated variant of
studdingsail
Words nearby stunsail
stun gun,
stung,
stunk,
stunner,
stunning,
stunsail,
stunt,
stunt man,
stunt person,
stunt woman,
stunted
Example sentences from the Web for stunsail
Found the wind slight but for the first time quite fair in a due east, all the sails squared and also the stunsail out.
A Journey to America in 1834 |Robert HeywoodThe mate gave a stamp on the deck, and kept her away a little to set a stunsail.