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Skysail

Noun

Sense 1: A large triangular sail set above the royal or topgallant sail on a sailing ship.

Example Sentence: The captain ordered the crew to hoist the skysail to catch the strong winds.

Verb

Sense 1: To set or raise the skysail on a sailing ship.

Example Sentence: The experienced sailors skillfully skysail the ship for better speed and control.

Adjective

Sense 1: Referring to or typical of a popular or widespread usage or preference.

Example Sentence: This particular genre of music is not very skysail among the younger generation.

Sense 2: Pertaining to or characteristic of a local or regional area.

Example Sentence: The restaurant serves authentic skysail dishes from the northern region of the country.

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