TOPSAIL


Meaning of TOPSAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtäp-ˌsāl, -səl ]

noun

also top·s'l -səl

Date: 14th century

1. : the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship

2. : the sail set above and sometimes on the gaff in a fore-and-aft rigged ship

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.