A sail set above the lower course, originally the uppermost sail (cf. topgallant, n. 1). In a square-rigged vessel, originally a single square sail…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > topsail (13) topsail1390 A sail set above the lower course, originally the uppermost sail (cf. topgallant, n. 1). In a square-rigged vessel, originally a single square sail… tall-saila1450 = topsail, n. adv. top1513 Nautical. Short for topsail, n.: see quots. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — on mainmast (1) — on foremast (2) — on mizzen-mast (1) — gaff jackyard topsails (5) |
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