foresail

[ fawr-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-suhl, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌseɪl, ˈfoʊr-; Nautical ˈfɔr səl, ˈfoʊr- /

noun Nautical.

the lowermost sail on a foremast.

the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, knockabout, yawl, ketch, or dandy.

Origin of foresail

First recorded in 1475–85; fore- + sail

Words nearby foresail

forereach, forerun, forerunner, foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet

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Example sentences from the Web for foresail

Away went the lugger before the gale with just a corner of the foresail hoisted.
The Lifeboat|R.M. Ballantyne
We turned to and got the foresail aft, and made a kind of roof of it.
Heroes of the Goodwin Sands|Thomas Stanley Treanor
The foresail and fore-topsail we managed to save, but all our light canvass went.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
The berths, for there were two, had but one mattress between them; however, a foresail folded made up the complement.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society

The skipper shouted an order to raise the foresail, and ran aft to take the wheel.
The Adventures of Billy Topsail|Norman Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for foresail

foresail

/ (ˈfɔːˌseɪl, nautical ˈfɔːsəl) /

noun nautical

the aftermost headsail of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel

the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

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单词	foresail
释义	foresail [ fawr-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-suhl, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌseɪl, ˈfoʊr-; Nautical ˈfɔr səl, ˈfoʊr- / noun Nautical. the lowermost sail on a foremast. the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, knockabout, yawl, ketch, or dandy. Origin of foresail First recorded in 1475–85; fore- + sail Words nearby foresail forereach, forerun, forerunner, foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foresail Away went the lugger before the gale with just a corner of the foresail hoisted. The Lifeboat\|R.M. Ballantyne We turned to and got the foresail aft, and made a kind of roof of it. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands\|Thomas Stanley Treanor The foresail and fore-topsail we managed to save, but all our light canvass went. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper The berths, for there were two, had but one mattress between them; however, a foresail folded made up the complement. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus\|American Anti-Slavery Society The skipper shouted an order to raise the foresail, and ran aft to take the wheel. The Adventures of Billy Topsail\|Norman Duncan British Dictionary definitions for foresail foresail / (ˈfɔːˌseɪl, nautical ˈfɔːsəl) / noun nautical the aftermost headsail of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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