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  • noun nautical A triangular space on a sailing ship between the deck, foremast, and forestay

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  • When coming about, the crew releases the jib just as it starts to backwind and blow through the foretriangle—the space between the mast and forestay.

    Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

  • When coming about, the crew releases the jib just as it starts to backwind and blow through the foretriangle—the space between the mast and forestay.

    Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998

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