foresail

n. Nautical

1. The principal square sail hung to the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.
2. The principal triangular sail hung to the mast of a fore-and-aft-rigged vessel.
3. The triangular sail hung to the forestay of a cutter or sloop.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fok, bredfok

Nederlands (Dutch)
fok (zeil)

Français (French)
n. - (voile) de misaine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Focksegel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) ακάτιο

Italiano (Italian)
fiocco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vela (f) principal (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
фок

Español (Spanish)
n. - trinquete, foque

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - försegel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
前桅的大帆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 前桅的大帆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (항해에서) 앞 돛대의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フォースル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشراع الأمامي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפרש קדמי תחתי, מפרש משולש לפני התורן הקדמי‬

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