| Pronunciation: | | 'fowr`seyl
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| Matching Terms: | | foresaid
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel |
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| | See Also: | | canvas, canvass, sail, sheet |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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