"topsail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑp.seɪl/ [US], /ˈtɑp.səl/ [US], /ˈtɒp.seɪl/ [UK], /ˈtɒp.səl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-topsail.wav [UK] Forms: topsails [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English topsail, topsayl, topseyle, topsaill, equivalent to top + sail. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|topsail}} Middle English topsail, {{m|enm|topsayl}} topsayl, {{m|enm|topseyle}} topseyle, {{m|enm|topsaill}} topsaill, {{af|en|top|sail}} top + sail Head templates: {{en-noun}} topsail (plural topsails)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (sail above the course sail): ἀρτέμων (artémōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), gàbia [feminine] (Catalan), topsejl [neuter] (Danish), bovenzeil [neuter] (Dutch), märssypurje (Finnish), hunier [masculine] (French), Toppsegel [neuter] (German), מִפְרָשׂ עִלִּי (mifras ili) [masculine] (Hebrew), toppi (Ingrian), bairbíneach [masculine] (Irish), barréadach [masculine] (Irish), barrsheol [masculine] (Irish), seol bairr [masculine] (Irish), heune [feminine] (Norman), heuniéthe [feminine] (Norman), tâp-sèle [feminine] (Norman), toppseil [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), gavia [feminine] (Spanish), gabya (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-topsail-en-noun-MKnGt2l8 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'sail above the course sail': 62 38
  2. (nautical) In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-topsail-en-noun-XgpBYLsz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: club topsail, gaff-topsail, Gaff Topsail

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sail above the course sail",
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