Definitions for foresail

foresail fore·sail

Spelling: [fawr-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-s
IPA: /ˈfɔrˌseɪl, ˈfoʊr-; Nautical ˈfɔr səl, ˈfoʊr-/

Foresail is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 467 anagrams from letters in foresail (aefilors).

Definitions for foresail

noun

  1. the lowermost sail on a foremast.
  2. the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, knockabout, yawl, ketch, or dandy.

Origin of foresail

First recorded in 1475-85; fore- + sail

Examples for foresail

Now, after all I've said, how'd you reef the foresail, Harve'?

"We are all right now," said he, with a feeling of relief, as he took in the foresail.

The foresail and fore-topsail we managed to save, but all our light canvass went.

The foresail was brailed, and the foot stopped, and the flying-jib was stowed.

For instance, there is the jib halyard and the foresail halyard.

An' see that big one with a patch in her foresail an' a new jib?

The fore-topsail had been mended as well as the foresail, and was set anew.

Light as was the breeze, the vessel spread no canvas to it beyond that of her foresail.

"I would rather not stop any longer," I replied, running up the foresail.

Captain Truck now ordered the foresail, which, by this time was ready, to be set.

Word Value for foresail
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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