Definition of Trysail

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Definition of Trysail
	Trysail A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer. Related Definitions: Abaft, Also, And, As, Bent, Called, Chiefly, Close, Gaff, Hoisted, Lower, Mast, On, Or, Sail, Small, Spencer, Storm, The, To, Trysail, Used

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