单词	topsail
释义	topsail /ˈtɒpseɪl / /ˈtɒps(ə)l/ noun 1A sail set on a ship’s topmast.The engines were steaming full speed astern, and by hoisting the topsail, the ship shot past it in safety.... The topsails of the ship in the distance could be seen. Other ships on the high-seas in the late 1700's and up to the end of the 1800's were the sloop, a single masted ship that could carry a mainsail, topsail and foresail. 1.1A fore-and-aft sail set above the gaff.A mizzen mast, near the stern carried a fore and aft sail; another sail was spread below the bowsprit, and smaller topsails were set above the mainsail and foresail.... There was also the Cutter, also single masted but she had a Gaff Mainsail, square topsail and Foresail. Her bowsprit carries two foresails, and her large mainsail is gaff rigged, with an upside-down triangle of topsail to fill the gap at the masthead.
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