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FORESAIL

\fˈɔːse͡ɪl], \fˈɔːse‍ɪl], \f_ˈɔː_s_eɪ_l]\

Definitions of FORESAIL

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A large square sail, the principal one on the foremast.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A sail attached to the fore-yard on the foremast.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A sail on a foremast.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A triangular sail which slides up and down the forestay.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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