topsail

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English - Turkish
gabya yelkeni
üst yelken
(isim) gabya yelkeni
gabya yelken
{D} gabya

Related Terms

topsail yard
gabya yelkeni sereni
gaff topsail
yelken
main topsail
ana gabya yelkeni
English - English
In a fore-and-aft -rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast
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
{n} a sail extended across the topmast by a yard above and below
{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

Related Terms

topsail schooner
A schooner carrying two or more square topsails on its foremast
fore-topsail
the topsail on a foremast
gaff topsail
a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
main topsail
The sail that is set above the mainsail
main-topsail
a topsail set on the mainmast
topsails
plural of topsail