Definition
The triangular area of a sailing boat in front of the mast, defined by the deck, forestay, and jib boom.
Etymology
Modern nautical compound from 'fore-' + 'triangle', coined in 20th-century sailing terminology. Describes the geometric shape created by the front section of modern yacht rigging design.
Kelly Says
The foretriangle is a sailor's geometry problem come alive—its size relative to the rest of the sail plan actually determines how fast a boat will sail upwind, so competitive sailors obsess over optimizing these measurements down to centimeters.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
森林 三角形
se-re-n tri-an-go-le
ARالعربية
مثلث الغابات
mithal al-ghabat
BNবাংলা
জঙ্গল ত্রিকোণ
jongo-l tri-kon
CACatalà
triangle forestal
tree-an-gle for-es-tal
CSČeština
lesní trojúhelník
les-ni troo-joo-heln-ik
DADansk
skovtriangel
skov-tree-an-gel
DEDeutsch
Wald-Dreieck
valt-dray-ek
ELΕλληνικά
τρίγωνο δάσους
tree-go-no das-oo-s
ESEspañol
triángulo forestal
tree-AN-goo-loh for-ES-tal
FAفارسی
مثلث جنگلی
mithal jang-eli
FISuomi
metsäkolmio
metsä-kol-mio
FRFrançais
triangle forestier
tree-AHN-gle for-ES-tee-ay
GUGU
વનમાં ત્રિકોણ
van-ma-an tri-kon
HAHA
karya ganye
ka-rya ga-nye
HIहिन्दी
वनों का त्रिकोण
va-non ka tri-kon
HUMagyar
erdőháromszög
erde-ho-ha-rom-shoeg
IDBahasa Indonesia
segitiga hutan
se-gi-ti-ga hu-tan
IGIG
àgbà tí ó dára
a-gbà ti ó da-ra
ITItaliano
triangolo forestale
tree-an-go-loh for-es-ta-le
JA日本語
森林トライアングル
shinrin toraianguru
KKKK
орман үшбұрыш
or-man oo-sh-bu-ry-sh
KMKM
ត្រីកោណ ដើម
trai-ko-non de-um
KO한국어
숲 삼각형
sup samgakhyeong
MRMR
जंगलातील त्रिकोण
jan-ga-la-teel tri-kon
MSBahasa Melayu
segitiga hutan
se-gi-ti-ga hu-tan
MYမြန်မာ
တောင် သုံးထောင့်
taung thu-ng-tho-ng
NLNederlands
bossen driehoek
bo-sen drie-hoek
NONorsk
skogstriangel
skog-strie-an-gel
PAPA
숲 ਦਾ ਟ੍ਰાયਾਂਗਲ
soof da tra-yan-gal
PLPolski
trójkąt leśny
trw-kjat les-ny
PTPortuguês
triângulo florestal
tree-AN-goo-loh flo-res-tal
RORomână
triunghi forestier
tree-ung-hee for-es-tee-er
RUРусский
треугольник леса
tre-oo-go-lnik le-sa
SVSvenska
skogstriangel
skog-strie-an-gel
SWKiswahili
mraba wa misitu
mra-ba wa mi-si-tu
TAதமிழ்
காட்டு முக்கோணம்
ka-ttu moo-ko-na-m
TEతెలుగు
అడవి త్రిభుజం
a-davi tri-bh-ujam
THไทย
สามเหลี่ยมป่า
sam-lien-yim-pa
TLTL
triyangulo ng kagubatan
tree-an-goo-lo ng ka-gu-ba-tan
TRTürkçe
orman üçgeni
or-man oo-ch-je-ni
UKУкраїнська
трикутник лісу
try-ku-tnyk li-su
URاردو
جنگل کے تینوں
jangal kay teen-oon
VITiếng Việt
tam giác rừng
tam giac rung
YOYO
egungun meji
e-gun-gun me-ji
ZH中文
森林三角形
sēnlín sānjiǎngxíng
ZUZU
ithumba lelihlazo
ee-thoo-mba le-li-hla-zo