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单词 foresheet
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Definition of foresheet in English:

foresheet

nounˈfɔːʃiːtˈfôrˌSHēt
  • 1A rope by which the lee corner of a foresail is kept in place.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Their sails tense in the wind, foresheets and sternsheets straining.
    • In fact, there were at most a few inches of slack in the offending foresheet, but the word panache might have been coined specifically for Captain Pitchallow, and Holderman knew better than to argue with him.
    • In the confusion Morel gives instructions to haul on the starboard foresheet, but because of this faulty manoeuvre the ship once more pays off towards the south and runs aground again.
    • As she comes to on the other side, ease the helm, trim down the foresheet, brace up and haul out.
    • The pennant is eased and hardened just like a foresheet to tension or harden the luff of the gennaker.
  • 2foresheetsThe inner part of the bows of a boat.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If personnel are already in the foresheets they should carry out this duty as No 1 oarsmen continue to function at oars.
    • In a jiffy I had slipped over the side, and curled up in the foresheets of the nearest boat, and almost at the same moment she shoved off.
 
 

Definition of foresheet in US English:

foresheet

nounˈfôrˌSHēt
  • 1A rope by which the lee corner of a foresail is kept in place.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In fact, there were at most a few inches of slack in the offending foresheet, but the word panache might have been coined specifically for Captain Pitchallow, and Holderman knew better than to argue with him.
    • Their sails tense in the wind, foresheets and sternsheets straining.
    • As she comes to on the other side, ease the helm, trim down the foresheet, brace up and haul out.
    • The pennant is eased and hardened just like a foresheet to tension or harden the luff of the gennaker.
    • In the confusion Morel gives instructions to haul on the starboard foresheet, but because of this faulty manoeuvre the ship once more pays off towards the south and runs aground again.
  • 2foresheetsThe inner part of the bow of a boat.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If personnel are already in the foresheets they should carry out this duty as No 1 oarsmen continue to function at oars.
    • In a jiffy I had slipped over the side, and curled up in the foresheets of the nearest boat, and almost at the same moment she shoved off.
 
 
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