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closereefed
reefed(nautical) Having part of a sail tied up in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
topsidenounThe side or part of something that is at the top.
sailsnoun(nautical, slang) The sailmaker on board ship.
headsailnoun(nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
topmastnounThe mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.
topgallantnoun(nautical) The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast.
mainsailnoun(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
sailingnounMotion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
sailboatsnoun(nautical) A boat propelled by a sail.
outsailverb(transitive) To sail faster or further than.
sailing shipnounA ship with masts and sails, powered by the wind.
foresailnoun(nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
skysailnoun(nautical) On historical square-rigged ships, the sail above the royal. Normally it is the uppermost sail, but in some cases it is below the moonraker.
trysailnoun(nautical) A small, strong triangular sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
sailboatnoun(nautical) A boat propelled by a sail.
sailing boatnounsailboat
sailing vesselnoun(nautical) A boat or ship powered by wind in its sails; a sailboat or sailing ship.
topmostAt or nearest to the top; uppermost; being the very highest.
spinnakernoun(nautical, sailing) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

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