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MAIN-TOPSAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does main-topsail mean?
• MAIN-TOPSAIL (noun)
The noun MAIN-TOPSAIL has 1 sense:
1. a topsail set on the mainmast
Familiarity information: MAIN-TOPSAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A topsail set on the mainmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("main-topsail" is a kind of...):
canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
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