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club topsail

club topsail noun: a kind of gaff-topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club" or "jack yard" to increase its spread.

Noun

club topsail (plural club topsails)

  1. A kind of gaff-topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club" or "jack yard" to increase its spread.

Forms of club topsail

pluralclub topsails

Questions about club topsail

What does club topsail mean?
Club topsail means a kind of gaff-topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club" or "jack yard" to increase its spread.
What part of speech is club topsail?
Club topsail is a noun.
What is the plural of club topsail?
The plural of club topsail is club topsails.

Words near club topsail in the dictionary

  1. club steak
  2. club steaks
  3. club tape
  4. Club Terrace
  5. club together
  6. club topsail
  7. club topsails
  8. club-cest
  9. club-foot
  10. club-footed
  11. club-goer

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