Associations to the word «Topsail»
Noun
- Schooner
- Mast
- Fore
- Rigging
- Tack
- Sail
- Reef
- Brig
- Breeze
- Hotspur
- Canvas
- Rig
- Shroud
- Gale
- Sloop
- Brace
- Frigate
- Hammock
- Fathom
- Inlet
- Clipper
- Shiver
- Yard
- Deck
- Knot
- Main
- Bonnet
- Wind
- Cutter
- Rudder
- Helm
- Boom
- Frenchman
- Close
- Gust
- Manoeuvre
- Horizon
- Easterly
- Leverage
- Landfall
- Whiteness
- Heave
- Dutchman
- Labrador
- Quartermaster
- Anchor
- Seaman
- Bertha
- Chesapeake
- Hauling
- Sheet
- Ship
- Newfoundland
- Vessel
- Ensign
- Rocking
- Sling
- Gliding
- Haul
- Rope
- Hull
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TOPSAIL, noun. (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.
TOPSAIL, noun. (nautical) In a fore-and-aft -rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.
TOPSAIL BEACH, proper noun. A town in North Carolina.
Dictionary definition
TOPSAIL, noun. 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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