Foresail
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foresail is a noun meaning (nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast.
Meaning
(nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast.
More Meanings
- (nautical) A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
- (nautical, on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.
Word Forms
- foresails
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reefed, course, foresheet, headsail, foretopsail, topsail.
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