| 单词 | topgallant sail |
| 例句 | Just the second before he spoke, the leech of the topgallant sail had caught over the end of the yard arm. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The reefs of the Alabama’s topsails were shaken out and preparations made to set the topgallant sails in case it should be necessary, and the cruiser ran down diagonally toward the stranger’s path. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z In the same manner, the two topgallant sails gave way, though they were not half worn out. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z I held on to my topgallant sails, though the masts buckled, and bent as though the sticks would go over the side. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z He found her topgallant sails thrashing out like blinds from a window, for the topgallant sheets had carried away, while the foresail and fore-topmast-staysail were like to flap themselves to rags. Beggars on Horseback A tall-masted brig, with royal and topgallant sails drawing full, was retreating in the distance. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Both vessels carried their topgallant sails, although the masts bent and threatened to go over the side. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z With a constitution like mine, you never know—to-morrow I may be carrying topgallant sails again: but just at present I am scraping along with a jurymast and a kind of amateur rudder. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) She then ran up that “flaunting lie,” the “old flag,” and clewed up her topgallant sails, and hauled up her courses, and submitted to her fate, with such resignation as she might. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z “All hands to loose topgallant sails,” I heard the captain call. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) The same thing occurred with the topgallant sails. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 The engine was therefore permitted to remain inactive, but we furled all our light canvas, to save wear and tear, and hauled up our courses, leaving the ship under topsails, topgallant sails, and jib. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise At midnight, I heard the mate give orders to take in royals and topgallant sails, and going on deck, found the wind had almost died away. "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 I now not only took in my topgallant sails, and hauled up my courses, but furled the latter, and took a single reef in my topsails, so fresh was the wind blowing. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z We were all sitting up in a moment, and saw, on the port bow, the topgallant sails of a ship rising above the horizon. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. It was night, and the ship was running along with a pretty stiff breeze and a moderate sea under whole topsails and topgallant sails. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea Away aloft there, and shake out the topgallant sails! Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek At length the galleon fired a gun and took in her topgallant sails, which was supposed to be a signal for her consort to hasten up. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold As the mate called out to the hands to loose the topgallant sails, and half a dozen men sprang aloft, the captain turned to Barry. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler See, we have our three topsails set again, and shall soon be shaking out the topgallant sails and letting fall the courses.” The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. They immediately set to work, however, and, by using their knives, succeeded in dragging up a topsail and topgallant sail. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea And the Susan Jane eased a bit, running before the wind with the aid of her main-topmast and topgallant sail, mizzen-staysail and foresail, besides the remnants of her mainsail, that was split into fluttering rags. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek The corvette had handed her royals, presently she took in her topgallant sails. The Rival Crusoes At that instant, the smoke clearing away, it was seen that the rigging of the French ship was swarming with men, who were endeavouring to loose their topgallant sails, apparently with the intention of escaping. The Two Shipmates The cable is slipped, single-reefed topsails, courses, topgallant sails, jibs, and driver set. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The stranger’s royals had first been seen, then her topgallant sails, and now the heads of her topsails appeared above the horizon. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea Presently he saw the hitherto full canvas flap against the masts; her courses, and her topsails, and topgallant sails hung down uselessly; the breeze which had hitherto fanned his cheeks died away. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy The corvette must have observed her change of course, as she also kept away, and once more her topgallant sails were loosed. The Rival Crusoes The ship had paid off before the wind and was rapidly gathering way: her after-sails were let fall, her topgallant sails hoisted, and under a crowd of canvas she majestically glided out of the Sound. The Two Shipmates By the time the Kentish Knock Lightship was reached the wind had increased so that the topgallant sails had to be furled and two reefs taken in the topsails. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century The wind veered round to the south-east, and the brig, under her mizensail, brigantine, topsails, and her topgallant sail, sailed up Baffin's Sea. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Then doubt became certainty, as his eye fell upon a small patch in one of the cloths of the topgallant sail. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) I knew there was one hereabouts, but thought it was extinct.—Up, there, and furl topgallant sails! The Coral Island “No,” I replied; “she was out of sight more than an hour ago, and from our masthead we could see the topgallant sails of the vessel of war bearing N.N.W.” The Privateersman The youngest apprentice furled the royals and staysails, two other boys the topgallant sails, and all the crew, except the master, the larger square sails. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Our brave old chief was at the same time setting topgallant sails, and letting fall his foresail in order that the Queen Charlotte might be first through the enemy’s line. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor "Hoist the topgallant sails," for the brig had been under easy sail, to enable her to hold her place with the polacre. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Away flew royals, topgallant sails, main and mizzen-topsail-sheets, and the stout ship, before she righted and obeyed the helm, was deluged with water, and reduced almost to a wreck. My First Voyage to Southern Seas “Hand royals and topgallant sails,” he sang out; “be smart, my lads.” Twice Lost In a short time our own royals and topgallant sails followed their bad example. The Boy who sailed with Blake A shout rose from our deck when we observed her haul up her foresail and lower her topgallant sails, showing that she had made up her mind to fight us. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor You see, I have taken the topgallant sails off the brig, so as not to be seen. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) There, just rising above the horizon, were seen the topgallant sails of a ship. Sunshine Bill “A square-rigged craft; her topgallant sails just show above the water,” was the answer. Mark Seaworth We steered after her for some distance, but before nightfall her topgallant sails sank beneath the horizon, and we again kept on our course. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Soon after sunrise we made them out bearing down towards us with topgallant sails set. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Royals and topgallant sails were speedily taken in, two reefs in the topsails, the yards were squared, and we ran off before the fast-rising gale. Paddy Finn Royals, topgallant sails, topsails appeared one after the other above the horizon. Hurricane Hurry First her topgallant sails, then her topsails, rose out of the water. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures At all events the inhabitants of the town would not have suspected that any boats would come from a vessel whose topgallant sails could only just have been visible. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea The ship mercifully canted the right way under single-reefed topsails, topgallant sails, jib, and driver, and with a strong breeze stood out of the treacherous bay. The Three Admirals The royals and topgallant sails filled, and the frigate moved slowly through the water. Paddy Finn The captain immediately ordered the hands aloft, to set the topgallant sails and royals. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure I occasionally pictured to myself what was going on over my head, canvas spread below and aloft, the ship under her courses, topsails, topgallant sails and royals with studdingsails rigged out on either side. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures The corvette’s topgallant sails and royals having been handed, she also was brought to the wind and hove-to on the weather beam of the prize. The Three Lieutenants In an instant the captain was on deck; Morton had already ordered the ship to be kept away, and was again setting topgallant sails and royals; he thought the royal masts would scarcely stand. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Just then, the mist breaking, we saw appearing above it the topgallant sails of a square-rigged vessel. In the Eastern Seas Within a mile and a half of the land were two ships, both with topgallant sails set, standing in close-hauled towards the harbour. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The topgallant sail we cut in two diagonally, and thus treated it formed a tolerably serviceable leg-of-mutton sail. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War I remained where I was, intently watching that gleaming white speck until it had grown into the semblance of a royal and the head of a topgallant sail. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn The American pointed out to the eagerly listening Frenchmen the topgallant sails of the ship he was describing showing above the sky-line to windward. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes With topgallant sails sheeted home, the Niagara bore down upon the Detroit, driven by a freshening breeze. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 She had one anchor lifted and the other chain shortened in: her top-sails and topgallant sails were cast off, ready to cant her at the right moment for hauling in. News from the Duchy The others meanwhile might get some threads out of that piece of spare canvas which we cut off the topgallant sail, and twist it up into a fishing-line.” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War The British fleet, when the French were first seen from it, was steering south-west for the entrance, under foresails and topgallant sails, and it so continued, forming line as it approached. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence My first intention was to range up alongside and speak him, and for this purpose I set the foresail and topgallant sails. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter The topgallant sails were clewed up to reduce the vessel's speed, and her course was changed so that we swept round in a curve broadside to the coast, about three miles distant. Tent Life in Siberia With the assistance of the man Bob had relieved at the wheel, they soon had the topgallant sails, which had been furled, chock-a-block. The Golden Canyon After breakfast we had a little friendly trial of speed, when it was found that the “Astarte” could just spare us her fore and mizzen topgallant sails. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War The brig appeared to be leaving us either by towing or by sweeps; only her topgallant sail was above the horizon. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Every rag of sail was now piled on to the ship, and as many of the others were showing nothing above their topgallant sails she rejoined the rest just as darkness fell. With Moore at Corunna Never was music more sweet to my ears than the hearty "Yo heave ho!" of her negro crew as they sheeted home the topgallant sails outside the bar! Tent Life in Siberia "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!" The Golden Canyon In trying to weather the south-east end of Mowee in heavy weather, the leach ropes of the main topsail and two topgallant sails gave way, and the sails were blown to pieces. The Life of Captain James Cook He worked with topgallant sails against the north-west monsoon. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II In a few minutes the schooner, under her mizen, brigantine, topsail, and topgallant sail, loosed from her moorings and made full sail through the straits. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth 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. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Here, gentlemen, take the halyards, and rouse up the topgallant sails. The Golden Canyon |
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