Complete Definition of "foresail"

English

Noun
foresail

  1. nautical (on a square-rigged ship) the largest square sail hung on the foremast
  2. nautical (on a fore-and-aft-rigged ship) the largest triangular sail on the mast
  3. nautical (on a sloop) a triangular sail attached to the forestay

Translations
trans-top|largest sail on foremast
Finnish: keulapurje
trans-bottom

trans-top|triangular sail attached to forestay
Finnish: keulapurje
trans-bottom

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Revision and Credits for"foresail"
  • 2007-06-18 21:04 - AutoFormat - -{{top}} +{{trans-top|largest sail on foremast}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|triangular sail attached to forestay}}

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