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Meaning of Foresail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
  2. A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
  3. A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.

Equivalents

العربية الشراع الأمامي
Català trinquet
Dansk fok
Deutsch Fock
Suomi etupurje fokka keulapurje
Français misaine
Italiano trinchetto
Kurdî fok
Polski fok

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Foresails Foresaw forescan forescent forescreen forescript

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