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fore-topsail

[ fohr-top-seyl, fawr-; Nautical fohr-top-suhl, fawr- ]

noun

  1. a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.


fore-topsail

/ fɔːˈtɒpsəl; fɔːˈtɒpˌseɪl /

noun

  1. nautical a sail set on a fore-topmast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fore-topsail1

First recorded in 1575–85
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Example Sentences

On the 10th of January, it was impossible to work our fore-topsail.

Then there was a dull explosion heard even above the gale, and the fore-topsail split into ribbons.

At the second broadside, down came her fore-topsail-yard, followed soon afterwards by the fore-topmast.

The foreyard had been sprung, or True Blue would have brought the vessel to under her fore-topsail.

The topsail-yard being fished, set the fore topsail standing for the enemy's fleet; people employed repairing the rigging.

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