topsail
English
/ˈtɑp.seɪl/, /ˈtɒp.seɪl/
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) 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.
- (nautical) In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English topsail affix from English top + English sail.
Origin
English
sail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bricktop English
- after-sail English
- antitop English
- archtop English
- asail English
- atop English
- bartop English
- bedtop English
- benchtop English
- betop English
- blacktop English
- blufftop English
- boxtop English
- browntop English
- bubbletop English
- carrot top English
- cartop English
- cherrytop English
- clifftop English
- cloudtop English
- cooktop English
- coppertop English
- cottontop English
- countertop English
- dashtop English
- daysail English
- decktop English
- desktop English
- droptop English
- dunetop English
- filtertop English
- flattop English
- flowtop English
- foresail English
- forestaysail English
- foretop English
- foretopsail English
- gaffsail English
- gyrotop English
- hardtop English
- headsail English
- hilltop English
- hooktop English
- housetop English
- jacktop English
- keytop English
- kneetop English
- looptop English
- lugsail English
- mainsail English
- maintop English
- mizzensail English
- mizzentop English
- moonsail English
- moortop English
- moptop English
- mountaintop English
- out-top English
- outsail English
- outtop English
- oversail English
- overtop English
- palmtop English
- parasail English
- pegtop English
- pentop English
- pillowtop English
- ragtop English
- raintop English
- redtop English
- resail English
- ridgetop English
- ringsail English
- rooftop English
- sail English
- sailable English
- sailboard English
- sailboat English
- sailcloth English
- sailcraft English
- sailer English
- sailest English
- saileth English
- sailfin English
- sailfish English
- sailless English
- saillike English
- sailmaker English
- sailmaking English
- sailor English
- sailplane English
- sailpunk English
- sailroom English
- sailship English
- sailwear English
- sailworthy English
- saily English
- sailyard English
- screwtop English
- shoetop English
- skysail English
- spritsail English
- squaresail English
- staysail English
- stovetop English
- tabletop English
- tiptop English
- top English
- top light English
- top loader English
- top tube English
- top-age English
- top-dimensional English
- top-drain English
- top-post English
- topbar English
- topbill English
- topboot English
- topcloth English
- topcode English
- topcolor English
- topcolour English
- topdeck English
- topectomy English
- topflight English
- topfree English
- topfreedom English
- topful English
- topfull English
- topknot English
- topless English
- toplight English
- topline English
- toplist English
- toploading English
- toploftical English
- topmaker English
- topmaking English
- topman English
- topmast English
- topminnow English
- topmost English
- topneck English
- topness English
- topnotcher English
- toponium English
- topper English
- topping English
- topple English
- toppo English
- toppy English
- toprope English
- topsetting English
- topshell English
- topside English
- topsite English
- topsman English
- topsoil English
- topspace English
- topspin English
- topspun English
- topstitch English
- topstone English
- topwater English
- topweight English
- treetop English
- untoppable English
- walltop English
- wavetop English
- whitetop English
- windsail English
- wingsail English
- worktop English
- yellowtop English
- ziptop English
- toppi Finnish
- Top German
- top Italian
- sail Dutch, Flemish
- top Dutch, Flemish
- top French
- top model French
- top Spanish, Castilian
- top model Spanish, Castilian
- top Portuguese
- トップ Japanese
- top Polish
- top Old English
- saile Middle English
- top Middle English
- topsail Middle English
- tâp-sèle Norman
- sel Tok Pisin
- Topp Low German
- tapu Sranan Tongo
- top
- atop
- sail
- betop
- asail
- toppo
- toppy
- saily
- topbar
- topple
- sailer
- boxtop
- resail
- bartop
- outtop
- topman
- topful
- sailor
- pegtop
- tiptop
- moptop
- ragtop
- redtop
- topper
- bedtop
- keytop
- ziptop
- cartop
- pentop
- antitop
- flowtop
- droptop
- sailest
- walltop
- gyrotop
- topdeck
- rooftop
- outsail
- dunetop
- desktop
- topfree
- topline
- top-age
- wavetop
- shoetop
- hardtop
- topsoil
- archtop
- dashtop
- topneck
- looptop
- flattop
- toprope
- topfull
- moortop
- topmost
- overtop
- topspun
- topsite
- sailfin
- out-top
- saileth
- worktop
- topboot
- topmast
- topspin
- skysail
- hilltop
- topsman
- maintop
- topbill
- topless
- topness
- toplist
- palmtop
- topping
- foretop
- cooktop
- lugsail
- kneetop
- topside
- topcode
- hooktop
- topknot
- jacktop
- raintop
- daysail
- decktop
- treetop
- topshell
- benchtop
- gaffsail
- topstone
- sailless
- sailwear
- mainsail
- staysail
- sailpunk
- tabletop
- toplight
- sailroom
- sailyard
- wingsail
- topspace
- ridgetop
- topmaker
- sailship
- clifftop
- toponium
- headsail
- screwtop
- topwater
- topcolor
- top tube
- ringsail
- foresail
- blufftop
- top-post
- cloudtop
- blacktop
- sailfish
- parasail
- sailable
- oversail
- moonsail
- topcloth
- Bricktop
- saillike
- housetop
- browntop
- sailboat
- whitetop
- stovetop
- windsail
- topflight
- spritsail
- topweight
- sailmaker
- sailcraft
- topectomy
- topcolour
- yellowtop
- mizzentop
- cherrytop
- bubbletop
- top light
- filtertop
- top-drain
- pillowtop
- topstitch
- topmaking
- sailcloth
- coppertop
- cottontop
- topminnow
- sailplane
- sailboard
- topsetting
- carrot top
- squaresail
- top loader
- countertop
- sailmaking
- sailworthy
- untoppable
- topnotcher
- toploading
- mizzensail
- after-sail
- topfreedom
- mountaintop
- foretopsail
- toploftical
- forestaysail
- top-dimensional