Word: foretopsails
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fore
top
sails
Definition: Plural of foretopsail. The sail draped from the foretopmast.
Morphemes:
Affix: fore-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Positioned at or near the front
Affix: top
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
Affix: sail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything resembling a sail, such as a wing.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).