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FORESAIL

Dictionary entry overview: What does foresail mean?

• FORESAIL (noun)
The noun FORESAIL has 1 sense:

1. the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

Familiarity information: FORESAIL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FORESAIL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("foresail" is a kind of...):

canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)

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