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Meaning of "foresail" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FORESAIL

ˈfɔːˌseɪl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORESAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foresail 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 FORESAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Foresail

A foresail is one of a few different types of sail set on the foremost mast of a sailing vessel: ▪ A fore and aft sail set on the foremast of a schooner or similar vessel. ▪ The lowest square-sail on the foremast of a full rigged ship or other vessel which is square-rigged. Sails set forward of the foremast, such as jibs and staysails, are sometimes referred to as foresails, although "headsails" is a more common term.

Definition of foresail in the English dictionary

The definition of foresail in the dictionary is the aftermost headsail of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel. Other definition of foresail is the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORESAIL

chevesaile · fore-topsail · forestaysail · headsail · mainsail · moonsail · oversail · oversale · parasail · resale · skysail · spritsail · staysail · studdingsail · subsale · supersale · topsail · trysail · wholesale · windsail

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORESAIL

foresaid · foresaw · foresay · foresee · foreseeability · foreseeable · foreseeingly · foreseen · foreseer · foreshadow · foreshadower · foreshank · foresheet · foreship · foreshock · foreshore · foreshorten · foreshortening · foreshow · foreshown

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORESAIL

assail · crowd on sail · fore and aft sail · full sail · in sail · lateen sail · lugsail · make sail · mesail · outsail · press of sail · reassail · resail · sail · set sail · solar sail · square sail · storm trysail · under sail · wassail

Synonyms and antonyms of foresail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foresail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORESAIL

Find out the translation of foresail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of foresail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foresail» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

前帆
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

trinquete
570 millions of speakers
en

English

foresail
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

foresail
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

фок
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

traquete
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্রবর্তী মাস্তুলের পাল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

voile de misaine
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Foresail
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Fock
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

フォアスル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

foresail
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Foresail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồm ở phía trước
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

foresail
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आगाऊ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ön yelken
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

trinchetto
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Fok
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

фок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

foresail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

foresail
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorseil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försegel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foresail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESAIL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foresail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORESAIL»

Discover the use of foresail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foresail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction
The ease with which the fisherman's staysail canbe handled morethanmakes upforthe extra work setting upthe foremast backstay. Intheautumn of 1922, ina smallschooner, we hove to under foresail alone until anonshore galeeasedenough ...
Uffa Fox, 2012
2
The Gentleman's Magazine
Foretop, foretopmast, forestay, foretopmast-stay, shrouds, foretcpmast shrouds, foretackles, foretopmast tackles, foresail bowlines, foretopsail bowlines, foresail bowline bridles; the foretopsail bowline bridles, foresail course and bonnet ...
3
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Foretop, foretopmast, forestay, foretopmast-stay, shrouds, foretopmast shrouds, foretackles, foretopmast tackles, foresail bowlines, fore- topsail bowlines, foresail bowline bridles ; the foretopsail bowline bridles, foresail course and bonnet ...
4
The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the ...
Foretop, foretopmast, forestay, foretopmast-stay, shrouds, foretopmast shrouds, foretackles, foretopmast tackles, foresail bowlines, fore- topsail bowlines, foresail bowline bridles ; the foretopsail bowline bridles, foresail course and bonnet ...
Edward Cave, John Nichols, 1859
5
The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Foretop, foretopmast, forestay, foretopmast-stay, shrouds, foretopmast shrouds, foretackles, foretopmast tackles, foresail bowlines, fore- topsail bowlines, foresail bowline bridles ; the foretopsail bowline bridles, foresail course and bonnet ...
6
Lessons from My Good Old Boat
The schooner rig has three basic types of sailplans: The old-time gaff main and gaff foresail, the Marconi main and gaff foresail (which allows a permanent backstay on the mainmast,by use of a boomkin),and the Marconi main with a staysail in ...
Donald Launer, 2007
7
Popular Mechanics
The foresail is held out at an angle to catch the wind and pull head of boat over onto port tack; then foresail is released and all sails and helm take their proper positions and another tack is commenced. ly attached to a lever worked from ...
8
The Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy
A.M. 3 4 5 6 2 2 2 j" 300' set fore-staysail and double- reefed topsail. 4h 5 C. P. Q. with a heavy swell. S.E. by E. 5h up gaff-foresail and commenced shipping the paddle-boards and filling the boilers. 6h 5om lighted the fires. 8h 5 C. P. and a ...
Henry Raper, 1840
9
A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing.:
To SETA STAY-FORESAIL. (In a schooner this sailis termed the fore-staysail, and the foresail is the gaff sail set abaft the foremast; in cuttersthe foresail,although., as in a schooner, setonthe forestay,is simplytermed the foresailor staysail; the ...
Dixon Kemp, 2012
10
Cruising World
The major difference in the two rigs is that the new boat's foresail is much larger, being 24 percent of the total S.A. rather than 19 percent as on Ingenue, while the foretriangle has shrunk accordingly. This will make the foresail a much more ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORESAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foresail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sails unfurl in Spirit of Admiralty race
... final push to the finish line from Point Retreat to Auke Bay was a series of heavy beats into the wind, with reefed main and reduced foresail. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
2
North Dorset Guide leaders 'The Fastnet Divas' - the story so far
We have also experienced the ripping of a foresail, flooding of the galley, rough conditions and sea-sickness. I can't gloss over this aspect of ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Transatlantic Race 2015: Halfway back to the Old Country
“It's a real honor to have the opportunity to sail Mariette like this across the ocean. Currently we have the jib, staysail, foresail and a main trysail ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
4
'TI' Takes Founder's Trophy And Overall Win
We had a double-reefed main and a reefed foresail. But, overall Sunday was the day from hell in the Gulf Stream. We had 15-foot waves, and ... «Bernews, Jun 15»
5
Lough Erne J24 Wins Royal Cork Southern Championships
All the competitors followed suit with the foresail change for the last race of the day, in challenging gusty conditions. An unfortunate collission in ... «Afloat, Jun 15»
6
Volvo Ocean Race - Brunel slipping away after tough night for …
... speed, heeled to 30 degrees and covered by the waves, changing the foresail for the J1 is not what you would spontaneously choose to do”. «Sail World, May 15»
7
Gang Gang: On This Day May 28
"The three topsails, foresail, and mainsail were, one after another, blown away. So intense was the cold that one man had lo be lowered from ... «The Canberra Times, May 15»
8
RNLI lifeboats rescue yacht in distress off Falmouth
Falmouth lifeboat coxswain John Blakeston said: "The yacht's foresail and staysail had been furled but were shredded. "The steering had also ... «West Briton, May 15»
9
Book review (Nonfiction):'The Wright Brothers'
The boat soon sprang a leak, and the foresail and mainsail tore loose from the boom. Finally, after an overnight stay anchored in the North ... «Richmond.com, May 15»
10
Hale paints realistic boats, outlandish fantasies
... Pacific Grace, a view that zeroes in on the furled mainsail's mast hoops and the boom-end of the foresail, bathed in golden morning light. «Port Townsend Leader, May 15»
REFERENCE
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