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TOPSAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
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