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forestaysail

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fore⋅stay⋅sail

  [fawr-stey-seyl, fohr-; Naut. fawr-stey-suhl, fohr-]
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–noun
a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.

Origin:
1735–45; forestay + sail
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fore·stay·sail   (fôr'stā'səl, -sāl', fōr'-)   
n.   Nautical
A triangular sail set on the forestay.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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