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Staysail vs Hank - What's the difference?

staysail | hank |

In context|nautical|lang=en terms the difference between staysail and hank

is that staysail is (nautical) a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast while hank is (nautical) a ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

As nouns the difference between staysail and hank

is that staysail is (nautical) a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast while hank is a coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

As a verb hank is

to form into hanks.

staysail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
  • hank

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • .
  • (archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).