Word
Topsail
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
top-sail
Definition
- n. - In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the
lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed
or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the
sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship.
- noun - A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
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