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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
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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.
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Then there was a dull explosion heard even above the gale, and the fore-topsail split into ribbons.
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At the second broadside, down came her fore-topsail-yard, followed soon afterwards by the fore-topmast.
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The foreyard had been sprung, or True Blue would have brought the vessel to under her fore-topsail.
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The topsail-yard being fished, set the fore topsail standing for the enemy's fleet; people employed repairing the rigging.
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