headsail

English

Etymology

head +‎ sail

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdˌsəl/, /ˈhɛdˌseɪl/

Noun

headsail (plural headsails)

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

Synonyms

foresail

Translations

sail set forward of the foremost mast

Arabic: شِرَاع أَمَامِيّ‎ m (širāʿ ʾamāmiyy)
Armenian: ֆոկ (fok), առաջակայմի ներքեւի առագաստ (aṙaǰakaymi nerkʿewi aṙagast)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 前桅前方的帆 (qiánwéi qiánfāng de fān)
Finnish: keulapurje
French: voile d'avant f
German: Vorsegel n
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Hungarian: elővitorla, orrvitorla
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Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 앞돛 (apdot)
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: vela da proa f
Russian: фок (ru) m (fok)
Spanish: vela delantera f
Swedish: försegel n
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