Definition of Foreseil
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) (on a square-rigged ship) the largest square sail hung on the foremast
- (nautical) (on a fore-and-aft-rigged ship) the largest triangular sail on the mast
- (nautical) (on a sloop) a triangular sail attached to the forestay
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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