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fore-topsail
[ fohr-top-seyl, fawr-; Nautical fohr-top-suhl, fawr- ]
noun
- a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
fore-topsail
/ fɔːˈtɒpsəl; fɔːˈtɒpˌseɪl /
noun
- nautical a sail set on a fore-topmast
Word History and Origins
Origin of fore-topsail1
Example Sentences
The jib accordingly was hoisted, and the fore-topsail set with four reefs in it, and an attempt made to weigh anchor.
Just then we were making fourteen knots, with only a foresail, a fore-topsail, and main-topsail, the latter two close-reefed.
Towards morning a loud report was heard, as if a gun had been fired on board: the fore-topsail had been blown from the bolt-ropes.
With the fore-topsail down, we remained stationary; with it up, we gradually moved ahead.
I know her by the token that her fore-topsail hath got a round patch of lighter canvas in it.
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