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stunsail

or stun·s'l

[ stuhn-suhl ]

stunsail

/ ˈstʌnsəl /

noun

  1. another word for studdingsail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stunsail1

First recorded in 1755–65; syncopated variant of studdingsail
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Example Sentences

The mate gave a stamp on the deck, and kept her away a little to set a 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.

By the time the Mary Jane got home, black Jack could set a stunsail, or furl a royal.

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