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topsail

The correct spelling is topsail.

How to pronounce topsail

/ˈtɒp.seɪl/
noun

IPA: /ˈtɒp.seɪl/

Say it like: Top-say-l

The correct spelling is topsail. 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.

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Definition

noun

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

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