topsail

n. 上桅帆

发音

US /ˈtɑp.seɪl/
US /ˈtɑp.səl/
UK /ˈtɒp.seɪl/
UK /ˈtɒp.səl/

词形变化

topsails 复数 topsails

别名

tops'l

释义与例句

n.
  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.

    航海 交通
  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.

    航海 交通

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

sail sheet canvas canvass

下位词 1

foretopsail

相关短语

Topsail Beach club topsail Gaff Topsail

词源

From Middle English topsail, topsayl, topseyle, topsaill, equivalent to top + sail.

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