forecourse [fawr-kawrs, fohr-kohrs] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the lowermost sail on a square-rigged foremast; a square foresail.
Origin of forecourse First recorded in 1620–30; fore- + course Examples from the Web for forecourse Historical Examples of forecourse
“We must have the main-sail and forecourse on her,” he said a few minutes later to Mr Mackay.
John Conroy Hutcheson
British Dictionary definitions for forecourse forecourse noun
- nautical the lowest foresail on a square-rigged vessel