topsail

Significado (Inglés)

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.
2. In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.

Conceptos

gavia

Sinónimos

jib

Traducciones

hunier

bovenzeil

Toppsegel

αρτέμων

δεύτερο ιστίο

gabbia

marszeil

الشراع العلوي

gabya yelkeni

gabia

Marssegel

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɑp.seɪl/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: topsail

In summary

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