topsail UK /ˈtɒp.seɪl/US /ˈtɑp.seɪl/ noun2 •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. •In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast. formstopsails