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FORESAIL
foresail
(noun) the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foresail (plural foresails)
(nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"sail`, n. (Naut.) (a) The sail bent to the foreyard of a square-rigged vessel, being the lowest sail on the foremast. (b) The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner. (c) The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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