Associations to the word «Foresail»
Noun
Adjective
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.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.