The word "Crosstail" is spelled with two syllables: /kros/ and /teɪl/. The first syllable includes the sound /k/ followed by the sound /r/ (represented by the letter "o") and then the sound /s/ (represented by the double "s"). The second syllable includes the sound /t/ (represented by the "t" in "tail"), the sound /eɪ/ (represented by the "ai" in "tail"), and the sound /l/. "Crosstail" is often used in the context of sailing as a term for a sailboat's lowermost sail on its mizzenmast.