Topsail is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for TOPSAIL in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a fore-and-aft sail set above the gaff.
• square sail carried on a yard set on a topmast
• 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.
• a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
• a sail set on a ship's topmast.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a sail of a ship

Words related to TOPSAIL

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Words that contain TOPSAIL

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How to use TOPSAIL in a sentence

• We had sweated the canvas on her, even to the flying jib and a huge club topsail she sometimes carried at the main, for the afternoon trades had lost their strength.
• The avenging barque sped across the Caribbean Sea, and, at the sight of that patched topsail, the little craft which they met flew left and right like frightened trout in a pool.
• In the middle of the Ashley, which is here more than a quarter of a mile wide, lies anchored a topsail schooner, the nursery of the South Carolina navy.
• But the tack was instantly boarded again, and the topsail set.
• Nearing the vessel I was surprised to see the top-sail being hoisted, but, strange to say, the crew kept well out of sight.
• Martin stood looking up at the smooth, rounded shape of the main topsail, and whistling the song about the hat which he had lost and so miraculously found.
• After some delay, the yawl was hoisted on the deck of the ship, and the latter filled her top-sail.
• Towards that island the ship steered, and about two in the afternoon, she came up close under its lee, and backed her topsail.
• Above the big sail they have a small, light, three-cornered topsail, but this is merely a fair weather sail, useless in battle.
• In lowering down the main top-sail to reef it, the wind tore it quite out of the foot rope, and it was split in several other parts.
• Up went the mainsail and the jib, and the top-sail followed, and soon the Old Glory was standing off into Santa Barbara Channel, with Mrs.
• On deck Captain Jerry gave orders to lower the topsail and haul in the jib.
• Within a couple of days the admiral loosed his top-sail.
• During the night it is often the custom to lessen the sails, and particularly to take in the high sails, fore-staff, top-sail, royal, etc.
• Already he had the royal, the fore-staff, and the flying-jib taken in, and he resolved to do the same with the top-sail, then take in two reefs in the top-sail.
• To fasten a top-sail to its yard presented some difficulties for Tom and his companions.
• He had so much interest in keeping at least his top-sail, that he resolved to do so so long as it was not likely to be carried away.
• The shores of the mainland were dim in the distance behind them, and Topsail Island itself only showed as a dark blue dot.
• The air was full of smoke, but near me I could see a topsail of the enemy.
• One awful morning in November, 1864, the vessel was hove-to under close-reefed main topsail.
• The fore topsail, which had been trimmed to the fresh breeze, was full, and the ship began to gather headway.
• While the work was going on the fearful rolling caused first the main-topgallant sail to go, and then the topsail, with the yards and all belonging to it.
• This sail was formed with a topsail so arranged that it could be lowered when the wind was too strong.

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