noun
- square sails set above the lowest sails on the masts of a sailing ship
Usage: nautical; plural of topsail
Examples
- The crew quickly unfurled the topsails to catch more wind.
- Strong gusts filled the topsails as the ship picked up speed.
- The captain ordered the topsails to be reefed before the storm hit.
- White topsails billowed against the blue sky.
- The old clipper ship had three sets of topsails on her mainmast.
- Sailors climbed the rigging to adjust the topsails.