foresail

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foresail

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

noun foresails

The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.

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noun lowest square sail on foremast

Français	misaine
Deutsch	Fock
Italiano	trinchetto

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@misc{foresail_2026,
  title = {foresail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foresail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}