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fore-topsail

[fohr-top-seyl, fawr-; Naut. fohr-top-suhl, fawr-]

fore-top·sail

[fohr-top-seyl, fawr-; Naut. fohr-top-suhl, fawr-]
noun
a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.


Origin:
1575–85
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fore-topsail (fɔːˈtɒpˌseɪl, (nautical) fɔːˈtɒpsəl)
 
n
nautical a sail set on a fore-topmast

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