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Noun Concept
Categories: Sailing rigs and rigging, Shipbuilding, Nautical terms, Sailing ship components, Sailboat components
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foresail  jib  cut of your jib  flying jib  fore-sail
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The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel WordNet 3.0
English:
sail
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The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Wikipedia
A foresail is one of a few different types of sail set on the foremost mast of a sailing vessel: A fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast of a schooner or similar vessel. Wikipedia
Triangular sail at the front of a sailing boat. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Type of sail Wikidata
a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast Wikidata
The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast. Wiktionary
Lowest square sail on foremast. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
sail
ship element
staysail
HAS KIND
genoa
FR
tourmentin
EU
foketxo
NL
stormfok
NL
werkfok
DIFFERENT FROM
headsail
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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foresail
Wikipedia
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foresail, jib
Wikidata
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foresail, jib
Wiktionary
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foresail
Wikipedia Redirections
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cut of your jib, flying jib, fore-sail, Fore sail, I like the cut of your jib, Inner jib, Jib (sail), jib sail, Jibb, Outer jib, storm jib

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