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foresail

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fore⋅sail

  [fawr-seyl, fohr-; Naut. fawr-suhl, fohr-]
–noun Nautical.
1. the lowermost sail on a foremast.
2. the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, knockabout, yawl, ketch, or dandy.
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Origin:
1475–85; fore- + sail
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fore·sail   (fôr'səl, -sāl', fōr'-)   
n.   Nautical

  1. The principal square sail hung to the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.

  2. The principal triangular sail hung to the mast of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel.

  3. The triangular sail hung to the forestay of a cutter or sloop.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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