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Definition of Foresail
1. Noun. The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.
Definition of Foresail
1. n. The sail bent to the foreyard of a square- rigged vessel, being the lowest sail on the foremast.
Definition of Foresail
1. Noun. (nautical on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel. ¹
3. Noun. (nautical on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast ¹
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Definition of Foresail
1. the lowest sail on a foremast [n -S]