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topsails
noun(top-sail)
the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship
topsails
noun(top-sail)
the sail set above and sometimes on the gaff in a fore-and-aft rigged ship
topsails
noun(top-sail)
a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff

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