Associations to the word «Topsail»

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.

Wise words

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