topsail

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

gabbia

sinonimi

jib

Traduzioni

hunier

bovenzeil

Toppsegel

gavia

δεύτερο ιστίο

marszeil

الشراع العلوي

gabya yelkeni

gabia

Marssegel

αρτέμων

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtɑp.seɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: topsail

In summary

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