Definitions for: Foresail

[n] the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

Webster (1913) Definition: Fore"sail`, n. (Naut.)
(a) The sail bent to the foreyard of a square-rigged vessel,
being the lowest sail on the foremast.
(b) The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner.
(c) The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail
next forward of the mast.

See Also: canvas, canvass, sail, sheet