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Meanings of foresail in English
Usage of foresail in English
1
We contrived to ship the mast, and set the jib and foresail.
2
The Alert can beat her all hollow, with only the foresail hoisted.
3
It was only to let go the brails, and her foresail fell.
4
Then they set her close-reefed storm foresail and took her mizzen off.
5
Lord Reginald managed the mizzen, while Dick rehoisted the foresail and mainsail.
6
The cutter's foresail had been triced up, and served as a partition.
7
Boys, you must get another reef in the mainsail and lower the foresail.
8
The foresail was hoisted, and slammed with tremendous fury in the fresh gale.
9
Set the foresail and mainsail. These orders followed in rapid succession.
10
The foresail was brailed, and the foot stopped, and the flying-jib was stowed.
11
Down foresail, and the good felucca forges ahead and rounds the little breakwater.
12
He took the tiller as the lugger gathered way under her hoisted foresail.
13
By that time the foresail had filled on the other tack.
14
Pat, you come back here and haul in the foresail sheets.
15
But, without answering, he ran forward and took in his foresail.
16
Tim was stationed at the foresail, while Jerry stood by the main halyards.
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United Kingdom
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