topgallant sail
a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
NOTES:
When in truth, most seamen Gabe knew thought it punishment to be sent to the platform just beneath the fire topgallant sail .
topgallant
a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
NOTES:
He moved easily up the topmast shrouds, and stopped at the masthead, hooked an arm through the topgallant and settled comfortably in the crosstrees.
ratline
(nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
NOTES:
Gabe stepped over to the weather-rail, swung himself to the shrouds and climbed up the ratlines .
gyration
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
NOTES:
He’d spent many an hour there on previous crossings, legs dangling, firmly wedged despite the wild gyrations of the ship.
masthead
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
NOTES:
He moved easily up the topmast shrouds, and stopped at the masthead , hooked an arm through the topgallant and settled comfortably in the crosstrees.
topmast
the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
NOTES:
He moved easily up the topmast shrouds, and stopped at the masthead, hooked an arm through the topgallant and settled comfortably in the crosstrees.
seaman
a man who serves as a sailor
NOTES:
He nodded at the boy as if he’d just performed the most ordinary feat a seaman might attempt.
