Definition of Foresail in English :

Define Foresail in English

Foresail meaning in English

Meaning of Foresail in English

Pronunciation of Foresail in English

Foresail pronunciation in English

Pronounce Foresail in English

Foresail

see synonyms of foresail

Noun

1. foresail

the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Foresail

see synonyms of foresail
noun nautical
1. 
the aftermost headsail of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel
2. 
the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Foresail

see synonyms of foresail
noun
1. 
the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged ship
2. 
the main triangular sail on the foremast of a schooner
3. 
a jib3

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Foresail

see synonyms of foresail
n.
Nautical
1. The lowest and usually largest sail set on the foremast of a sailing vessel.
2. The triangular sail hung to the forestay of a cutter or sloop.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.