topsail

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɒpˌseɪl/, /ˈtɒpsəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɑpˌseɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(top′sāl′; Naut. top′səl)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
top•sail /ˈtɑpˌseɪl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
top•sail  (top′sāl′; Naut. top′səl),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast. See diag. under ship.
  • Middle English topseil. See top1, sail 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
topsail / ˈtɒpˌseɪl ˈtɒpsəl/
  1. a square sail carried on a yard set on a topmast
'topsail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
caïque - club - donkey topsail - fore-and-aft topsail - fore-topsail - foreyard - gaff topsail - gaff-topsail catfish - jackyard - jumbo - light - lugger topsail - main-topsail - main-topsail schooner - maintopsail - raffee - schooner - sloop - sloop rig - topmast - topsail schooner

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