noun🔗Share前桅帆,支索帆. 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."The captain ordered the crew to hoist the staysails to improve the sailboat's performance in the strong headwind. "船长命令船员升起支索帆,以提高帆船在强劲逆风中的性能。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading