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foresail.

The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast

  2. A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.

  3. A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.

Where this word comes from

From fore- + sail. Compare Dutch voorzeil, German Vorsegel, Danish forsejl, Swedish försegel.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.