GAFF-TOPSAIL

Meaning of GAFF-TOPSAIL in English

Pronunciation: ' gaf- ' täp- ˌ s ā l, -s ə l

Function: noun

Date: 1794

: a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff ― see SAIL illustration

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

GAFF-TOPSAIL — noun Date: 1794 a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAFF-TOPSAIL — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAFF-TOPSAIL — (n.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
Английский словарь Webster
GAFF-TOPSAIL — ( n. ) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAFF TOPSAIL — Naut. 1. Also called fore-and-aft topsail . a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff. 2. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAFF-TOPSAIL — noun Date: 1794 : a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff — see sail illustration
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAFF-TOPSAIL — noun a small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
Webster English vocab
GAFF-TOPSAIL — [gaff-top.sail] n (1794): a usu. triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff--see sail illustration
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAFF-TOPSAIL — (морское) гафельный топсель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAFF-TOPSAIL — n мор. гафельный топсель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAFF TOPSAIL — (n) гафельный топсель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GAFF-TOPSAIL — n мор. гафельный топсель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GAFF-TOPSAIL — n мор. гафельный топсель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAFF-TOPSAIL — гаф-топсель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
GAFF TOPSAIL — гаф-топсель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
GAFF-TOPSAIL — сущ. гаф-топсель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
GAFF-TOPSAIL — (морское) гафельный топсель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOPSAIL — also tops'l noun Date: 14th century the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GAFF — I. ˈgaf, -ȧf noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably of imitative origin chiefly Scotland : a loud laugh : guffaw …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — ˈtäpsəl ( usu naut ), -pˌsāl noun also tops'l ˈtäpsəl ( -s ) Etymology: topsail from Middle English topseil, topsail, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — (n.) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one …
Английский словарь Webster
GAFF — (v. t.) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, to gaff …
Английский словарь Webster
TOPSAIL — ( n. ) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GAFF — ( v. t. ) To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of a gaff; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — /top"sayl'/ ; Naut. /top"seuhl/ , n. Naut. a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAFF — gaff 1 /gaf/ , n. 1. an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish. 2. the spur on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — n. upper sail of a sailing ship
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GAFF — I. ˈgaf noun Etymology: French gaffe, from Occitan gaf Date: circa 1656 1. a. : a spear or spearhead for …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPSAIL — noun also top·s'l -səl Date: 14th century 1. : the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOPSAIL — noun in a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. this sail is the one …
Webster English vocab
GAFF — noun ·same·as gaffle, 1. 2. gaff ·noun the spar upon which the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail is extended. …
Webster English vocab
TOPSAIL — [ 'tɒpseɪl , -s(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 a sail set on a ship's topmast. 2》 a fore-and-aft sail set …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOPSAIL — [top.sail] also top.s'l n (14c) 1: the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAFF — [gaff] n [F gaffe, fr. Prov gaf] (ca. 1656) 1 a: a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOPSAIL — topsail BrE AmE ˈtɒp seɪ ə l -s ə l AmE \ ˈtɑːp- —naut -s ə l ▷ topsail|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAFF — gaff BrE AmE ɡæf ▷ gaffed ɡæft ▷ gaffing ˈɡæf ɪŋ ▷ gaffs ɡæfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — / ˈtɒpseɪl; ˈtɒːpsl; NAmE ˈtɑːpseɪl; ˈtɑːpsl/ noun [ usually sing. ] the sail attached to the upper part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAFF — gaff /ɡæf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: gaffe , from Provençal gaf ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOPSAIL — n. a square sail next above the lowest fore-and-aft sail on a gaff.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAFF — n. Brit. sl. øblow the gaff let out a plot or secret. [19th c., = nonsense: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 a a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. b a barbed fishing-spear. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOPSAIL — n. a square sail next above the lowest fore-and-aft sail on a gaff.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAFF — n. Brit. sl. blow the gaff let out a plot or secret. [ 19th c., = nonsense: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAFF — n. & v. n. 1 a a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. b a barbed fishing-spear. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOPSAIL — n. a square sail next above the lowest fore-and-aft sail on a gaff.
Oxford English vocab
GAFF — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish. b a barbed …
Oxford English vocab
GAFF — ( gaffs) 1. On a boat, a gaff is a pole which is attached to a mast in order to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even with the gaff in it, it took another hour to drag the fish into …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAFF — See: STAND THE GAFF.
Slang English vocab
GAFF — A fair. The drop coves maced the joskins at the gaff; the ring-droppers cheated the countryman at the fair.
Slang English vocab
TOPSAIL — сущ.; мор. марсель (морское) топсель; марсель topsail мор. марсель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAFF — багор; острога стальная шпора бойцового петуха (морское) гафель > to stand the * стойко выносить, выдерживать (что-л.) багрить (рыбу) (разговорное) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOPSAIL — Марсель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TOPSAIL — n мор. 1> топсель 2> марсель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAFF — gaff.ogg _I 1. gæf n 1. багор; острога 2. стальная шпора бойцового петуха 3. мор. гафель to stand the gaff …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOPSAIL — топсель, марсель ( парус )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TOPSAIL — топсель, марсель (парус)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TOPSAIL — марсель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOPSAIL — (n) марсель; топсель
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TOPSAIL — n мор. 1) топсель 2) марсель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TOPSAIL — n мор. 1> топсель 2> марсель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAFF — _I 1. gæf n 1. багор; острога 2. стальная шпора бойцового петуха 3. мор. гафель to stand the gaff - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOPSAIL — n. марсель
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TOPSAIL — n. марсель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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