foresail en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From fore- + sail. Compare Dutch voorzeil, German Vorsegel, Danish forsejl, Swedish försegel.
Meanings
- (qualifier:on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
- A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
- (qualifier:on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foresails | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
fi fokka (lowest square sail on foremast) · ca trinquet (lowest square sail on foremast) · fi keulapurje (in a sloop: triangular sail attached to forestay) · da forsejl (in a sloop: triangular sail attached to forestay) · fi fokka (in a sloop: triangular sail attached to forestay) · fo fokka (in a sloop: triangular sail attached to forestay) · it trinchetto (lowest square sail on foremast) · bg фок (lowest square sail on foremast) · grc ἀρτέμων (lowest square sail on foremast) · da fok (in a sloop: triangular sail attached to forestay) · de Fock (lowest square sail on foremast) · fi keulapurje (lowest square sail on foremast) · is fokka (in a sloop: triangular sail attached to forestay) · fr misaine (lowest square sail on foremast)