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topsails

topsails is the plural of topsail.

Meaning of topsail

Noun

topsail (plural topsails)

  1. 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.
  2. In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.

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Phrases with topsails

Questions about topsails

What is topsails the plural of?
Topsails is the plural of topsail.

Words near topsails in the dictionary

  1. tops'l
  2. tops'ls
  3. tops-and-bottoms
  4. topsail
  5. Topsail Beach
  6. topsails
  7. topsawyer
  8. topscore
  9. topscored
  10. topscorer
  11. topscorers

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