headsail

[ hed-seyl; Nautical hed-suhl ]

/ ˈhɛdˌseɪl; Nautical ˈhɛd səl /

noun Nautical.

any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel.

any sail set on a foremast, especially on a vessel having three or more masts.

Origin of headsail

First recorded in 1620–30; head + sail

Words nearby headsail

head rhyme, headrig, headright, headroom, heads, headsail, headsaw, headscarf, head sea, headset, headsheet

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Example sentences from the Web for headsail

First, the smallness of the yard to which the head of the gaff-topsail is laced; and secondly, the great size of the headsail.
King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855|E. Keble Chatterton
John Paul himself taught me to tack and wear ship, and MacMuir to stow a headsail.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
From for'ard came the jerking rattle of headsail halyards through the sheaves.
A Son Of The Sun|Jack London
The young skipper was determined to test the question, and, lashing the helm, he hoisted her headsail.
Little Bobtail|Oliver Optic

The essentials of the schooner are two fore-and-aft sails and a headsail (jib), any other sails being incidental.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans

British Dictionary definitions for headsail

headsail

/ (ˈhɛdˌseɪl, nautical ˈhɛdsəl) /

noun

any sail set forward of the foremast

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单词	headsail
释义	headsail [ hed-seyl; Nautical hed-suhl ] / ˈhɛdˌseɪl; Nautical ˈhɛd səl / noun Nautical. any of various jibs or staysails set forward of the foremost mast of a vessel. any sail set on a foremast, especially on a vessel having three or more masts. Origin of headsail First recorded in 1620–30; head + sail Words nearby headsail head rhyme, headrig, headright, headroom, heads, headsail, headsaw, headscarf, head sea, headset, headsheet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headsail First, the smallness of the yard to which the head of the gaff-topsail is laced; and secondly, the great size of the headsail. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855\|E. Keble Chatterton John Paul himself taught me to tack and wear ship, and MacMuir to stow a headsail. Richard Carvel, Complete\|Winston Churchill From for'ard came the jerking rattle of headsail halyards through the sheaves. A Son Of The Sun\|Jack London The young skipper was determined to test the question, and, lashing the helm, he hoisted her headsail. Little Bobtail\|Oliver Optic The essentials of the schooner are two fore-and-aft sails and a headsail (jib), any other sails being incidental. Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia\|Cerinda W. Evans British Dictionary definitions for headsail headsail / (ˈhɛdˌseɪl, nautical ˈhɛdsəl) / noun any sail set forward of the foremast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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