HEADSAIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("headsail" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "headsail"):

spinnaker (a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind)