main-topsail

[ meyn-top-seyl; Nautical meyn-top-suhl ]

/ ˌmeɪnˈtɒpˌseɪl; Nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒp səl /

noun Nautical.

a topsail set on the mainmast.

Origin of main-topsail

First recorded in 1610–20

Words nearby main-topsail

Maintenon, maintop, main-topgallant, main-topgallantmast, main-topmast, main-topsail, main-topsail schooner, main verb, main yard, Mainz, Mainz Psalter

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Example sentences from the Web for main-topsail

The chase on this hoisted a blue ensign and hove-to with main-topsail to the mast.
Hurricane Hurry|W.H.G. Kingston
The cruiser went about, and passing to windward, backed her main-topsail just forward of the Swash's beam.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper
Then there came a clap like thunder, and the main-topsail, split across, was blown out of the bolt-ropes.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral|W.H.G. Kingston
Everything was taken in with the exception of a main-topsail and storm trysail.
Peter Trawl|W. H. G. Kingston

He had come up only for a moment, but finding the poop shaded by the main-topsail he remained on deck bareheaded.
The Rescue|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for main-topsail

maintopsail

/ (ˌmeɪnˈtɒpseɪl, nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒpsəl) /

noun

nautical a topsail set on the mainmast

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单词	main-topsail
释义	main-topsail [ meyn-top-seyl; Nautical meyn-top-suhl ] / ˌmeɪnˈtɒpˌseɪl; Nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒp səl / noun Nautical. a topsail set on the mainmast. Origin of main-topsail First recorded in 1610–20 Words nearby main-topsail Maintenon, maintop, main-topgallant, main-topgallantmast, main-topmast, main-topsail, main-topsail schooner, main verb, main yard, Mainz, Mainz Psalter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for main-topsail The chase on this hoisted a blue ensign and hove-to with main-topsail to the mast. Hurricane Hurry\|W.H.G. Kingston The cruiser went about, and passing to windward, backed her main-topsail just forward of the Swash's beam. Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper Then there came a clap like thunder, and the main-topsail, split across, was blown out of the bolt-ropes. From Powder Monkey to Admiral\|W.H.G. Kingston Everything was taken in with the exception of a main-topsail and storm trysail. Peter Trawl\|W. H. G. Kingston He had come up only for a moment, but finding the poop shaded by the main-topsail he remained on deck bareheaded. The Rescue\|Joseph Conrad British Dictionary definitions for main-topsail maintopsail / (ˌmeɪnˈtɒpseɪl, nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒpsəl) / noun nautical a topsail set on the mainmast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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