Definition of Topseil
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.
Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See
Schooner, and Illustration in Appendix.
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.
Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See
Schooner, and Illustration in Appendix.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) a sail rigged just above the course sail on a sailing ship or boat.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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