TOPSAIL

Topsail

A topsail is a sail set above another sail; on square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails.

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topsail

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. In a fore-and-aft -rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.


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