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topsail
[ top-seyl; Nautical top-suhl ]
noun
Nautical.
- a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
topsail
/ ˈtɒpsəl; ˈtɒpˌseɪl /
noun
- a square sail carried on a yard set on a topmast
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“Her topsails and royals are catching a breeze that’s too high for us.”
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Brethren of the Coast cutlass Plate Fleet wherry topsail parrel belay.
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Now is when exultant crew members climb high into the rigging, even as the boat rolls and shimmies, to unfurl the topsails.
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Friday, set and strike three topsails, and then fire a 21-gun salute off Castle Island in South Boston.
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What: A full-size replica of a topsail schooner used by privateers in the War of 1812 to attack British ships.
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