forestaysail [fawr-stey-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-stey-suh l, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
Origin of forestaysail First recorded in 1735–45; forestay + sail Examples from the Web for forestaysail Historical Examples of forestaysail
John had no resource but to put up a forestaysail, and run before the gale.
Jules Verne
It carried two jibs, besides the forestaysail, but these were now furled.
Ruel Perley Smith
I sailed comfortably on under the jib and forestaysail, which I now set.
Sailing Alone Around The World
Joshua Slocum
In old times the boats simply carried mainsail, foresail, and forestaysail and jib.
Rufus Rockwell Wilson
British Dictionary definitions for forestaysail forestaysail noun
- nautical the triangular headsail set aftermost on a vessel