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Foresail vs Forebrace - What's the difference?

foresail | forebrace |

In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between foresail and forebrace

is that foresail is (nautical) a square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel while forebrace is (nautical) a rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.

As nouns the difference between foresail and forebrace

is that foresail is (nautical|on a square-rigged ship) the lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast while forebrace is (nautical) a rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.

foresail

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
  • (nautical) A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
  • (nautical, on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.

    • forebrace

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
    • (Webster 1913)