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Definition of Topsail

Topsail
Topsail Top"sail`, n. (Naut.) 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. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship. Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See Schooner, and Illustration in Appendix.

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- A topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set above another sail; on square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails. On a square rigged vessel, a...
- being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schooner also has a square topsail on the foremast, to which may be added a topgallant. Differing...
- Topsail Island (/ˈtɑːpsɪl/, TOP-sill) is a 26-mile (41.8 km) long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, roughly equidistant between the barrier...
- A topsail is the second square sail up a mast in a sailboat. Topsail may also refer to: Topsail, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in Conception...
- square-rigged sails including a crossjack, topsail, save-all topsail, and top gallant sail, as well as a gaff-rigged topsail on the main mast and a jib and flying...
- North Topsail Beach is a town in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the po****tion was 1,005. It is located on...
- South was formed in 1973 through the amalgamation of eight communities (Topsail, Chamberlains, Manuels, Long Pond, Foxtrap, Kelligrews, Upper Gullies and...
- Topsail Beach is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. The po****tion was 383 at the 2012 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan...
- families. The Topsails takes its name from the surrounding landscape which includes Main Topsail, Mizzen Topsail, Gaff Topsail and Fore Topsail which are...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is a 1,640-acre (6.6 km2) Florida State Park...