Category:Topsail

Top"sail`, n. (naut.)

Defn: 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.