TOPSAIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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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Hypernyms ("topsail" is a kind of...):

canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topsail"):

fore-topsail (the topsail on a foremast)