Associations to the word «Foresail»
Noun
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Wiktionary
FORESAIL, noun. (nautical) (on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
FORESAIL, noun. (nautical) A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
FORESAIL, noun. (nautical) (on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.
Dictionary definition
FORESAIL, noun. The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.
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