About The Word Topsail
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Topsail
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What's The Definition Of Topsail?
[n] a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
Synonyms | Synonyms for Topsail: Related Terms | Find terms related to Topsail: See Also | canvas | canvass | fore-topsail | sail | sheet Topsail In Webster's Dictionary \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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