foresheet

[ fawr-sheet, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌʃit, ˈfoʊr- /

noun Nautical.

the sheet of a headsail.

foresheets, (used with a plural verb) the space, in an open boat, in front of the foremost rower's seat.

Also called headsheet.

Origin of foresheet

First recorded in 1660–70; fore- + sheet²

Words nearby foresheet

foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten, foreshots, foreshow

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Example sentences from the Web for foresheet

Suddenly there was a lift in the rain, and between them and the land they saw another flare, 'Down with the foresheet!
Heroes of the Goodwin Sands|Thomas Stanley Treanor
"Fill the topsail, and haul aft the foresheet," were the quiet orders that proclaimed what he intended to do.
The Sea Lions|James Fenimore Cooper
“Haul down the tack, Jack, and get a pull of the foresheet,” he sang out.
Peter Trawl|W. H. G. Kingston
As a precautionary movement, to keep the mast from being jerked out, the foresheet was secured.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

We reefed the foresail and set him, we hauled aft the foresheet: the helm was hard-a-weather.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for foresheet

foresheet

/ (ˈfɔːˌʃiːt) /

noun

the sheet of a foresail

(plural) the part forward of the foremost thwart of a boat

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单词	foresheet
释义	foresheet [ fawr-sheet, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌʃit, ˈfoʊr- / noun Nautical. the sheet of a headsail. foresheets, (used with a plural verb) the space, in an open boat, in front of the foremost rower's seat. Also called headsheet. Origin of foresheet First recorded in 1660–70; fore- + sheet² Words nearby foresheet foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten, foreshots, foreshow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foresheet Suddenly there was a lift in the rain, and between them and the land they saw another flare, 'Down with the foresheet! Heroes of the Goodwin Sands\|Thomas Stanley Treanor "Fill the topsail, and haul aft the foresheet," were the quiet orders that proclaimed what he intended to do. The Sea Lions\|James Fenimore Cooper “Haul down the tack, Jack, and get a pull of the foresheet,” he sang out. Peter Trawl\|W. H. G. Kingston As a precautionary movement, to keep the mast from being jerked out, the foresheet was secured. Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes\|Sylvia Sunshine We reefed the foresail and set him, we hauled aft the foresheet: the helm was hard-a-weather. Gulliver's Travels\|Jonathan Swift British Dictionary definitions for foresheet foresheet / (ˈfɔːˌʃiːt) / noun the sheet of a foresail (plural) the part forward of the foremost thwart of a boat 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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