üst yelken

Turkish - English

Definition of üst yelken in Turkish English dictionary

topsail

In a fore-and-aft -rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast

{n} a sail extended across the topmast by a yard above and below

A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship

{i} upper sail of a sailing ship

a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast

In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff

The sail above the lowermost sail on a square-rigged ship; also, the sail set above and sometimes on the gaff in a fore-and-aft rigged ship

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

or Tops'l - See top, def 4

See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship

1) On a square-rigged vessel, a sail directly above the lowest sail on a mast 2) On a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel, the next sail above the gaff of a fore-and-aft sail

Hyphenation

üst yel·ken