Topsail definition

Topsail

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WordNet

(1) A sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast

WiktionaryText

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