attributive and in other combinations, of or pertaining to the topsail, as topsail halyard, topsail sheet, topsail truss, topsail yard; carrying…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > allowing specific sails to be carried (5) topsail cole1390 attributive and in other combinations, of or pertaining to the topsail, as topsail halyard, topsail sheet, topsail truss, topsail yard; carrying… loom1600 Of a breeze or wind: Easy, gentle. Obsolete except in loom gale n. ‘an easy gale of wind, in which a ship can carry her whole topsails atrip’ (Smyth… reef-topsail1693 (attributive) designating a wind strong enough to require topsails to be reefed; also in extended use. topgallant1697 Allowing topgallant sails to be used, as topgallant gale, topgallant breeze, topgallant weather. whole-sail1824 designating a wind in which a ship (esp. a yacht) can safely carry full sail (full sail, n. 2). |
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