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Webster 1913 Edition


Headsail

Head′sailˊ

(-sālˊ)
,
Noun.
(Naut.)
Any sail set forward of the foremast.
Totten.

Definition 2024


headsail

headsail

English

Noun

headsail (plural headsails)

  1. (nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.

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