TOPSAIL


Meaning of TOPSAIL in English

/top"sayl'/ ; Naut. /top"seuhl/ , n. Naut.

a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast. See diag. under ship .

[ 1350-1400; ME topseil. See TOP 1 , SAIL ]

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