noun🔗ShareСтаксельA 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."The captain ordered the crew to hoist the staysails to improve the sailboat's performance in the strong headwind. "Капитан приказал команде поднять стаксели, чтобы улучшить характеристики парусника при сильном встречном ветре.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading