topsoil
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Now is when exultant crew members climb high into the rigging, even as the boat rolls and shimmies, to unfurl the topsails.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2016
In one race with the Canadian champion, the U. S. competitor came in first because one of its topsails blew away.
From Time Magazine Archive
The topsails furl within the masts, and the mainsails furl into the Rondal carbon fiber booms.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Her topsails and royals are catching a breeze that’s too high for us.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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