A sail on a ship that is set on the foretopmast, or relating to the front part of royal rigging.
From 'fore-' (forward) + 'royal' (from Old French 'roial'). Nautical term for a specific sail position.
The 'foreroyal' was the highest sail on the front mast of tall ships—it was so high up that only the bravest or most desperate sailors would go aloft to set it in a storm, making it legendary in seafaring culture.
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