foresheet

[ fawr-sheet, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌʃit, ˈfoʊr- /

noun Nautical.

the sheet of a headsail.

foresheets, (used with a plural verb) the space, in an open boat, in front of the foremost rower's seat.

Nearby words

Origin of foresheet

First recorded in 1660–70; fore- + sheet²

Also called headsheet.

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Examples from the Web for foresheet

Suddenly there was a lift in the rain, and between them and the land they saw another flare, 'Down with the foresheet!
Heroes of the Goodwin Sands|Thomas Stanley Treanor
"Fill the topsail, and haul aft the foresheet," were the quiet orders that proclaimed what he intended to do.
The Sea Lions|James Fenimore Cooper
“Haul down the tack, Jack, and get a pull of the foresheet,” he sang out.
Peter Trawl|W. H. G. Kingston
As a precautionary movement, to keep the mast from being jerked out, the foresheet was secured.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

We reefed the foresail and set him, we hauled aft the foresheet: the helm was hard-a-weather.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for foresheet

foresheet

/ (ˈfɔːˌʃiːt) /

noun

the sheet of a foresail

(plural) the part forward of the foremost thwart of a boat

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