Meanings of topgallant sail in English

And there was not enough time to replace the fore topgallant sail.

With the fore topgallant sail missing, they would need every cupful of wind when they came about.

The topgallant sail we cut in two diagonally, and thus treated it formed a tolerably serviceable leg-of-mutton sail.

She was on the larboard tack, under courses, topsails, and main- topgallant sail, heading as if to cross my bows.

They immediately set to work, however, and, by using their knives, succeeded in dragging up a topsail and topgallant sail.

He heard a shot, perhaps two, and looked up as a ball punched a hole through the main topgallant sail.

Then doubt became certainty, as his eye fell upon a small patch in one of the cloths of the topgallant sail.

He saw the captain staring up at their new fore topgallant sail, while Cristie, the master, pointed out something where the topmen were still working.

Voluntary watches from the crosstrees of the topgallant sail were self-imposed by more than one who would have cursed such toil under any other circumstances.

He then went down into the sail-room to get some canvas, a new topgallant sail which was there, and a palm and needles with twine.

Royals, topgallant sails, topsails appeared one after the other above the horizon.

First her topgallant sails, then her topsails, rose out of the water.

He shaded his eyes to look up at the freshly-set topgallant sails.

The corvette had handed her royals, presently she took in her topgallant sails.

One after another the topgallant sails were double-reefed, close-reefed, and at last furled.

The cable is slipped, single-reefed topsails, courses, topgallant sails, jibs, and driver set.