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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  topsail 
  n  :  a  sail  (or  either  of  a  pair  of  sails)  immediately  above  the 
  lowermost  sail  of  a  mast  and  supported  by  a  topmast 




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