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PRONUNCIATION OF FORE-TOPSAIL

fore-topsail  [fɔːˈtɒpˌseɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORE-TOPSAIL

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fore-Topsail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORE-TOPSAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fore-topsail in the English dictionary

The definition of fore-topsail in the dictionary is a sail set on a fore-topmast.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORE-TOPSAIL


chevesaile
ˈtʃevəˌseɪl
foresail
ˈfɔːˌseɪl
forestaysail
fɔːˈsteɪˌseɪl
headsail
ˈhɛdˌseɪl
mainsail
ˈmeɪnˌseɪl
moonsail
ˈmuːnˌseɪl
oversail
ˈəʊvəˌseɪl
oversale
ˈəʊvəˌseɪl
parasail
ˈpærəˌseɪl
resale
ˈriːˌseɪl
skysail
ˈskaɪˌseɪl
spritsail
ˈsprɪtˌseɪl
staysail
ˈsteɪˌseɪl
studdingsail
ˈstʌdɪŋˌseɪl
subsale
ˈsʌbˌseɪl
supersale
ˈsuːpərˌseɪl
topsail
ˈtɒpˌseɪl
trysail
ˈtraɪˌseɪl
wholesale
ˈhəʊlˌseɪl
windsail
ˈwɪndˌseɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORE-TOPSAIL

fore
fore and aft
fore and aft rig
fore and aft sail
fore-and-after
fore-edge
fore-topgallant
fore-topmast
foreanent
forearm
forearm smash
forearmed
forebay
forebear
forebitt
forebitter
forebode
forebodement
foreboder
foreboding

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORE-TOPSAIL

assail
crowd on sail
fore and aft sail
full sail
gaff-topsail
in sail
lugsail
maintopsail
make sail
outsail
press of sail
reassail
resail
sail
set sail
solar sail
square sail
storm trysail
under sail
wassail

Synonyms and antonyms of fore-topsail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fore-topsail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORE-TOPSAIL

Find out the translation of fore-topsail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fore-topsail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fore-topsail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前,桅帆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delantera- gavia
570 millions of speakers

English

fore-topsail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पहले से टोपसाइल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصدارة الشراع الثاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

план- марсель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fore- gávea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মুখ-জাহাজের মাস্তল সংলগ্ন পাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hunier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Topsail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vordertoppsegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前後トップスル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앞 - 중간 돛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fore-topsail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fore - TOPSAIL
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னவயவமும் Topsail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अग्रस्थानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ön-topsail
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fore- topsail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fore - topsail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

план - марсель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prim-plan - gabier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπροστινά topsail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voor- TOPSAIL
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fore- toppsegel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fore- topsail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fore-topsail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORE-TOPSAIL»

The term «fore-topsail» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORE-TOPSAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fore-topsail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fore-topsail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fore-topsail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORE-TOPSAIL»

Discover the use of fore-topsail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fore-topsail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Practical Navigator
The fore-topsail ought to he braced sharp a-back, the main and mizen topsails kept full, because these two last mentioned sails tend to give the ship head-way, and keep her to the wind ; they may be agisted by the mizen, which will oppose the ...
2
From keel to truck: a marine dictionary in English, French ...
... Fore-topsail 146 Foremost-shróud 130 Fore-topgallant-crosstrees 116 Fore- topsail-brace 133 Fore-peak 24 Fore-topgallant-futtocks 128 Fore-topsail- buntline 134 Fore-peak-halliard 136 Fore-topgallant-halliard 137 Fore-topsail- clew-line ...
Heinrich Paasch, 1885
3
A General History of the Pyrates
3 Fore Topsail Yard and Sail. 4 Topgallant Yard and Sail. 5 Fore Lifts. 6 Fore Topsail Lifts. 7 Fore Topgallant Lifts. 8 Cross-trees and Cap. 9 Fore Braces. 10 Fore Topsail Braces. 1 1 Fore Topgallant Braces. 12 Fore Sheets and Tacks. 13 Fore ...
Daniel Defoe, 2012
4
American Ship Models and How to Build Them
Key: i, 2, fore buntline; 3, flying jib downhaul; 4, jib downhaul; 5, fore topmast staysail downhaul; 6, dolphin-striker outhaul; 7, 8, spritsail lift; 9, 10, fore tack; 11, 12, fore bowline; 13, 14, fore topsail bowline; 15, 16, dolphin-striker backrope; 17,  ...
V. R. Grimwood, 2003
5
Rigging: Period Fore-and-aft Craft
Belaying Plan Signal hoist Fore topgallant yard halliard Fore topgallant clueline Fore topgallant sheet Fore topgallant lift Fore topsail reef tackle Fore topsail buntline Fore topsail clueline Fore throat halliard Jib halliard Fore staysail sheet ...
Lennarth Petersson, 2007
6
The Rigging of Ships: in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast, ...
Main Topmast Backstay Fore Topmast Backstay Crojack Brace Mizzen Topsail Brace Main Topsail Brace Main Topgallant Brace Fore Topsail Brace Fore Topgallant Brace Spritsail Topsail Brace Mizzen Topsail Clewline Main Topsail Clewline ...
R. C. Anderson, 2012
7
Rigging Period Ships Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the ...
... Topsail 86 Topgallant Braces Fore 86 Main Sling Fore 86 Main Jeers Truss Pendants 86 Nave Line Main Lift Fore Lift Main Topsail Yard Tye 86 Halliard Fore Topsail Yard Tye 86 Halliard Fore Topgallant/Royal Tye 86 Halliard Fore Topsail  ...
Lennarth Petersson, 2011
8
American Practical Navigator
The fore-topsail ought to be braced -harp a-back, the main and mizen topsails kept full, because these two last mentioned sails tend to give the ship head-way, and keep her to the wind ; they may be assisted by the mizen, which will oppose  ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, United States. Hydrographic Office, 1826
9
The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
At weighing the anchor, put the helm hard to port; then the action of the tide upon the rudder, and the wind on the fore-topsail, will cast the ship off the ri ht way, so as to fill the alter-sails, when the fore-topsail may be soon braced about and led ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1859
10
Ship Models: How to Build Them
Down hau1—outer jib. Sheets—flying jib. Sheets—outer jib. Sheets—-inner jib. Sheets—fore topmast staysail. Sheets—fore topmast staysail. $heets—inner jib, Sheets-—-outer jib. Sheets—flying jib. Fore topsail sheets. Fore yard lifts.
Charles Davis, 2012

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORE-TOPSAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fore-topsail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Community art installation will mark 250th anniversary of HMS …
The community art installation will be positioned on HMS Victory's fore-topsail. Now NMRN have confirmed two workshops with community ... «teamlocals.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
Salute Flag and Shack!
Millar also saw on this one a schooner that was “setting a sail (gaff-fore-topsail) that no one knew had been invented as early as the eighteenth century. «Harvard Magazine, Apr 12»

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