Topsail
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈtɑp.seɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Topsail is a noun meaning (nautical) A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.
Meaning
(nautical) A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.
More Meanings
- (nautical) In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.
Word Forms
- topsails
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mizzen, gaff, reefed, halyards, tops'l, foretopsail.
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