Definition of foretopsail in English:
foretopsail
nounfɔːˈtɒps(ə)lfɔːˈtɒpseɪl
The sail above a sailing ship's foresail.
Example sentencesExamples
- They also have on display the actual foretopsail that was rigged on the Victory during the battle.
- The puff died away immediately, however, and no damage was done beyond the splitting of the foretopsail.
- The foretopsail is smallish and easy to work on because we can stand in the working top on the foremast.
- Southern hemisphere ships and non-Venn ships of the north were all fore-and-aft rigged, though many had square foretopsails; raffees had square foresails with triangular foretopsails.
- If the close-reefed foretopsail is carried instead of the main, it can be easily filled.