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main-topsail

[meyn-top-seyl; Nautical meyn-top-suh l]

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noun Nautical.

a topsail set on the mainmast.

Origin of main-topsail

First recorded in 1610–20

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for main-topsail

Historical Examples of main-topsail

She may also carry a main-topsail, and is then termed a two-topsail schooner.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
Everything was taken in with the exception of a main-topsail and storm trysail.
Peter Trawl
W. H. G. Kingston
“Hold fast then with the main-topsail braces,” cried the captain.
Peter the Whaler
W.H.G. Kingston
The chase on this hoisted a blue ensign and hove-to with main-topsail to the mast.
Hurricane Hurry
W.H.G. Kingston
“Clear the anchor, and clew up the main-topsail,” shouted the mate.
The Golden Dream
R.M. Ballantyne