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- [fawr-stey-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-stey-suh l, fohr-]
- /ˌfɔrˈsteɪˌseɪl, ˌfoʊr-; Nautical ˌfɔrˈsteɪ səl, ˌfoʊr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawr-stey-seyl, fohr-; Nautical fawr-stey-suh l, fohr-]
- /ˌfɔrˈsteɪˌseɪl, ˌfoʊr-; Nautical ˌfɔrˈsteɪ səl, ˌfoʊr-/
Definitions of forestaysail word
- noun forestaysail a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel. 1
- noun forestaysail A triangular sail set on the forestay. 1
- noun forestaysail the triangular headsail set aftermost on a vessel 0
- noun forestaysail a triangular sail set from the forestay 0
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Origin of forestaysail
First appearance:
before 1735 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1735-45; forestay + sail
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Parts of speech for Forestaysail
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forestaysail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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