Meaning of TOPSAIL
| Pronunciation: | | 'tâp`seyl
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[n] a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast |
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TOPSAIL is a 7 letter word that starts with T. |
| | See Also: | | canvas, canvass, fore-topsail, sail, sheet | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Top"sail`\, n. (Naut.)
In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost
sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed
or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged
vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See {Cutter},
{Schooner}, {Sail}, and {Ship}.
{Topsail schooner}. (Naut.) See {Schooner}, and Illustration
in Appendix.
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