forestaysail
/fawr-stey-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-stey-suhl, fohr-/US // ˌfɔrˈsteɪˌseɪl, ˌfoʊr-; Nautical ˌfɔrˈsteɪ səl, ˌfoʊr- //UK // (fɔːˈsteɪˌseɪl, nautical fɔːˈsteɪsəl) //
森林之帆,帆板,森林帆,帆风琴
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
Examples
It carried two jibs, besides the forestaysail, but these were now furled.
I sailed comfortably on under the jib and forestaysail, which I now set.
In old times the boats simply carried mainsail, foresail, and forestaysail and jib.
She was running now with a reefed forestaysail, the sheets flat amidship.
On this they spread a spare forestaysail which they dug from the sail locker.
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