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Topsail

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɑp.seɪl

Definitions

  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. A neighbourhood of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  3. In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.

Equivalents

Españolgavia
Françaishunier
DeutschToppsegel
6 more languages
العربيةالشراع العلوي
Catalàgàbia
Ελληνικάγάμπια
Latinaartemon
Nederlandsbovenzeil
Tagaloggabya

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Topsail Beach topscorer Topsell topsentin Topsham topsheet

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