headsail

head·sail

H0102300 (hĕd′səl, -sāl′)n. Nautical A sail, such as a jib, set forward of a foremast.

headsail

(ˈhɛdˌseɪl; ˈhɛdsəl) n (Nautical Terms) any sail set forward of the foremast

head•sail

(ˈhɛdˌseɪl; Naut. -səl)

n. any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel. [1620–30]

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Noun

headsail - any sail set forward of the foremast of a vesselsail, canvass, canvas, sheet - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vesselspinnaker - a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

Translations

vela di trinchetto

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noun any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel

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