Found 2 items, similar to Topsail.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: topsail
topsail
n : a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the
lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Topsail
Topsail
\Top"sail`\, n. (Naut.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See
Schooner, and Illustration
in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]