HEADSAIL Synonyms
There are 6 synonyms of the word
headsail.
(exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word headsail. (close relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word headsail. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HEADSAIL
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foresail | nounn | |||||||
noun • the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel | ||||||||
genoa | nounn | |||||||
noun • a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria | ||||||||
jib | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) verb • refuse to comply • shift from one side of the ship to the other | ||||||||
staysail | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | ||||||||
yankee | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) • an American who lives in New England • an American (especially to non-Americans) adjective satellite • used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) | ||||||||
flying jib | nounn | |||||||
noun • the outermost of two or more jibs |