Topsail

What do we mean by topsail?

A square sail set above the lowest sail on the mast of a square-rigged ship. noun

A triangular or square sail set above the gaff of a lower sail on a fore-and-aft-rigged ship. noun

Same as topsails over (which see, under topsail, n.).

Nautical, a square sail next above the lowest or chief sail of a mast. It is carried on a topsail-yard. noun

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. noun

See Schooner, and Illustration in Appendix. noun

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. noun

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

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

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.

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

Words that are spelled similarly to topsail:
topsail, topsoil, toprail, top-sail, top sail.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word topsail:
topgallant, staysail, topmast, spanker, gaff, mizzen, schooner, mainsail, jib, rigged, sails, sail, inlet, mast, rig, clipper, rigging, fore, brig, labrador, conception, yard, cody, newfoundland, triangular, aft, armament, beach, surf, vessel, auxiliary, sailing, paradise, carolina, forbes, sheet, vessels, carries, maritime, mph, preserve, hms, hull, sailed, pearl, yards, tons, boats, island, ship, cargo, rifle, above, winds, maine, davis, hurricane, square, elementary, bay, wind, baltimore, concrete, classified, ships, carrying, damaged, banks, provincial, carried, crew, storm, upper, installed, consisted, commissioned, soccer, intelligence, armed, built, boat, atlantic, damage, north, middle, structures, courses, mount.

Words that rhyme with topsail:
crop sale, stop sale, top sail.

Adjectives that are often used to describe topsail:
main, mizzen, lower, upper, reefed, single, small, square, headed, double, spare, triangular, big, fore, jib, gaff, closereefed, lateen, spritsail, aft, detecting, sprit, flying, winged, wholesome, honest, sail, torn, patched, reef, topmast, fashioned, weather, topmen, backed, club, purple, reefing, spanker, rigged, staysail, goared, sky.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective topsail:
yard, yards, schooner, sheet, halyards, sheets, brace, schooners, braces, breeze, aback, tie, catfish, set, halliards, boots, haulyards, gear, rig, touching, arm, lift, bitts, hat, offering, yardarm, haul, voice, sets, split, downhaul, gale, inlet, rigging, mast, tye, pompano.

Consonant match to topsail:
topsoil, top sail, tops all.

Words that sound like topsail:
topsail, topsoil, topsails, topple, topsy, tabsol, tossel, top-hole, top-shell, tops, tipsy, tussle, tassel, tipple, tassle, teeple, tepal, tuple, topel, tiple, topps, typal, tousel, tesl, topal, t cell, tesol, topol, tussal, t-cell, tipsily, -tuple, tahsil, taphole, tarsale, tehsil, tiphsah, tipl, topful, topfull, topsite, tosyl, tpl, tupal, typestyle, typol, docile, doppel, dossal, dossil, dossel, top-tool, topping, table, tips, tapes, taps, autopsy, tabel, tarsal, taipei, tapa, tapia, tisdale, tercel, teps, teasel, t-ball, tasi, tipps, stossel, taso, tapo, stopple, tarsel, tibial, teazel, tassa, tapps, tea ball, stoppel, taol, tee-ball, teazle, staysail, autopsie, taisei, tezel, tabule, tazel, tipsier, autopsia, ptcl, t-bill, tabeal, tabelle, tah-bso, tarseal, tbil, tbl.