DOUBLE TOPSAILS

Meaning of DOUBLE TOPSAILS in English

noun plural

: two sails used in square-rigged ships and made in the same width as but half the height of the old-fashioned topsail

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DOUBLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
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DOUBLE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, номер на двоих …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOUBLE — 1. _n. 1> двойник 2> дубликат, дублет 3> прототип 4> _pl. _спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе) - mixed doubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOUBLE — 1. n. 1. двойник 2. дубликат, дублет 3. прототип 4. pl. спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе) - mixed doubles …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 2) двойная сумма 3) дубликат, копия • double allegiance, double citizenship, double nationality — двойное гражданство double answer — двусмысленный ответ double …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
DOUBLE — 1. _n. 1> двойник 2> дубликат, дублет 3> прототип 4> _pl. _спорт. парные игры (напр., в теннисе); mixed doubles игра …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DOUBLE — 1) Двойной 2) удваивать 3) огибать [c gray](мыс) - double acting - double bаck - double banking - double ender …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
DOUBLE — двойная сумма ; двойное количество ; двойной ; ~ double counting ; ~ double cropped lands ; ~ double-digit inflation …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LUGGER — I. ˈləgə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: lug (II) + -er : one that lugs: as a. : a worker …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOPSAIL SCHOONER — noun : a two-masted schooner having square-rigged topsails on the foremast and rarely on the mainmast
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SCHOONER — ˈskünə(r) sometimes -ku̇n- noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a fore-and-aft rigged boat having two masts with …
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OVERBLOW — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: Middle English overblowen, from over (I) + blowen to blow transitive verb 1. : to dissipate by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACKASS BARK — noun 1. : a 3-masted ship square-rigged on the foremast, setting square topsails and topgallant sails over a fore-and-aft mainsail, …
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CUTTER BRIG — noun Etymology: cutter (I) : a vessel rigged like a yawl but having square topsails on the mainmast
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCHOONER — (n.) Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or …
Английский словарь Webster
SALUTE — (v.) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or …
Английский словарь Webster
BAGREEF — (n.) The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.
Английский словарь Webster
SCHOONER — ( n. ) Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SALUTE — ( v. ) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAGREEF — ( n. ) The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOPMAST — /top"mast', -mahst'/ ; Naut. /top"meuhst/ , n. Naut. the mast next above a lower mast, usually formed as a separate …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAIN-TOPSAIL SCHOONER — Naut. a two-masted or three-masted schooner having square topsails on the foremast and mainmast: a jackass brig or jackass bark.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOREYARD — /fawr"yahrd', fohr"-/ , n. 1. a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCHOONER — noun a large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager beer or ale. 2. schooner ·noun originally, a small, …
Webster English vocab
SALUTE — v the act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting. 2. salute ·v a sign, token, or …
Webster English vocab
BAGREEF — noun the lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.
Webster English vocab
SCHOONER — a sailing ship rigged with fore-and-aft sails on its two or more masts. To the foremast there may also be …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRIGANTINE — two-masted sailing ship with square rigging on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigging on the mainmast. The term originated with the …
Britannica English vocabulary

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