main-topsail
[ meyn-top-seyl; Nautical meyn-top-suhl ]
/ ˌmeɪnˈtɒpˌseɪl; Nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒp səl /
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noun Nautical.
a topsail set on the mainmast.
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Origin of main-topsail
First recorded in 1610–20
Words nearby main-topsail
Maintenon, maintop, main-topgallant, main-topgallantmast, main-topmast, main-topsail, main-topsail schooner, main verb, main yard, Mainz, Mainz Psalter
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British Dictionary definitions for main-topsail
maintopsail
/ (ˌmeɪnˈtɒpseɪl, nautical ˌmeɪnˈtɒpsəl) /
noun
nautical a topsail set on the mainmast
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