Top-sail

  • 1top|sail — «TOP SAYL; Nautical TOP suhl», noun. 1. a sail attached to a yard on a topmast of a square rigged ship; upper topsail or lower topsail. 2. a square sail on the topmast of certain schooners, especially on the foremast. 3. = gaff topsail …

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  • 2miz|zen-top|sail — or miz|zen top|yard «MIHZ uhn TOP SAYL; Nautical MIHZ uhn TOP suhl», the sail or yard, or either of two sails or yards, on the mizzen top …

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  • 3fore-top|sail — «FR TOP SAYL, FOHR ; Nautical FR TOP suhl, FOHR », noun, or fore topsail yard. the sail or yard set on the fore topmast and next above the foresail. and mast1. (Cf. ↑mast) …

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  • 4main|top|sail — «MAYN TOP SAYL; Nautical M TOP suhl», noun. the sail above the mainsail …

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  • 5gaft-top|sail — «GAF TOP SAYL; Nautical GAF TOP suhl», noun. a topsail set above a gaff by which its foot is extended …

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  • 6TOP — TOP; top; top·flight·er; top·ful; top·i·cal·i·ty; top·i·nam·bour; top·i·nish; top·less; top·lin·er; top·loft·ical; top·loft·i·ly; top·loft·i·ness; top·man; top·mast; top·most; top·most·ly; top·notch·er; top·og·no·sia; top·onym; top·onym·ic;… …

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  • 7sail — as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; fore·sail; fore·stay·sail; gaff·sail; head·sail; lug·sail; main·sail; mat·sail; moon·sail; re·sail; sail·age; sail; sail·er; sail·less; sail·or; sail·or·ing; sail·or·iz·ing; sail·or·less; sail·or·ly; sail·or·man;… …

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  • 8Top Gear challenges — are a segment of the Top Gear television programme where the presenters are challenged by the producers, or by each other, to prove or do various things related to automobiles. Contents 1 Novelty/stunt challenges 2 Challenge reviews 3 How hard… …

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  • 9top|gal|lant — «TOP GAL uhnt; Nautical tuh GAL uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. the mast or sail next above the topmast. It is the third section of a mast above the deck. –adj. 1. of or belonging to a topgallant; next above the topmast. 2. (of a deck, rail, or other …

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  • 10Sail-plan — A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.The combinations shown in a sail plan almost always include three configurations:A light air sail plan …

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