Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headsail

/ˈhɛdˌsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: head-sail
IPA: /ˈhɛdˌsəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From head + sail.

Inflected Forms

headsails (plural)

Synonyms

foresail

Questions

How do you pronounce headsail?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdˌsəl/.
What does headsail mean?: Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
Where does headsail come from?: From head + sail.

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