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foresail definition

fore·sail (fôr′sāl′; naut., -səl)

noun

  1. the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged ship
  2. the main triangular sail on the foremast of a schooner
  3. a jib

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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