Examples of 'topsails' in a sentence
Meaning of "topsails"
topsails (noun) - the uppermost sail of a ship's mast, used to catch the wind and propel the vessel forward
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- plural of topsail
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Set topsails and clear up this mess.
Hands aloft to lose the topsails.
Got his topsails set already.
I will be watching your topsails.
Them topsails will carry away if we keep this up.
Get your topsails down.
Topsails are never carried on gunter rigs.
Stand by to try the topsails.
Set topsails and headsails.
Not with her topsails gone.
Set topsails and jibs.
We have to free the topsails.
Set topsails and topgallants.
Break out the topsails.
The larger topsails were difficult and dangerous to handle in strong winds.
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Unfold the topsails.
Those double topsails get at least two knots more out of her.
Close reef topsails.
Our topsails are hoisted, and we will away to sea.
Jib the topsails.
Set your fore staysail and your fore and main topsails.
Set the topsails.
Will Halley took in the lower reef of his topsails.
Reef the topsails.
Traditional rigging may include square rigs and gaff rigs, usually with separate topmasts and topsails.
Clew up topsails.
Set topsails and headsails . Starboard tack.
Furl the gallant sails, close reef topsails fore and aft.
They thus fly two topsails ( and possibly two topgallant sails ) per mast.
A square-topsail schooner carries one or more square-rigged topsails on its foremast.
Topsails and one fore-topsail, besides which the cover of the arm-chest.
This was my condition when I was ordered aloft, for the first time, to reef topsails.
Yeah . Got his topsails set already.
Stand by the spanker. Set your fore staysail and your fore and main topsails.
Set topsails and topgallants . - Heave away on the windlass.
Mr Johnsson! Anchor it with four topsails and yip.
Stand by . Topsails and jibs.
Well, I am going to give the order to hoist the topsails.
It 's an epidemic . Those double topsails get at least two knots more out of her.
That man is playing Galaga . Jib the topsails.
Yeah . Got his topsails set already . Running like a scared sardine.
Will she Clear the reef? Not with her topsails gone.
Reset the topsails and t'gallants!
Stand by, raise that topsails.
Braces, topsails and courses!
Her normal sailing rig consists of a mainsail, foresail, two headsails, and no topsails.
Take us in under topsails alone, mr. prowse.
Raise the mizzenmast . Jib the topsails.
Topsails alone, mr.
Right the headsails . Set the topsails.
