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headsail

DEFINITIONS OF: headsail

1

n any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel

Types:
spinnaker
a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
Type of:
canvas, canvass, sail, sheet
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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