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: fore-and-aft_sail
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> 1 sense of the expression
fore-and-aft sail
:
NOUN
artifact
fore-and-aft sail
any sail
not
set
on a yard and whose
normal
position is in a
fore-and-aft
direction
English
>
fore-and-aft sail
: 1 sense
> noun 1, artifact
Meaning
Any sail
not
set
on a yard and whose
normal
position is in a
fore-and-aft
direction.
Parts
luff
(nautical) the forward edge of a
fore-and-aft sail
that is next to the mast
Narrower
gaff topsail
,
fore-and-aft topsail
A
triangular
fore-and-aft sail
with its
foot
along the
gaff
and its luff on the
topmast
gaffsail
,
gaff-headed sail
A
quadrilateral
fore-and-aft sail
suspended
from a
gaff
jib
Any
triangular
fore-and-aft sail
(set forward of the
foremast
)
lateen
,
lateen sail
A
triangular
fore-and-aft sail
used
especially
in the
Mediterranean
lugsail
,
lug
A sail with four corners that is
hoisted
from a yard that is
oblique
to the
mast
mizzen
,
mizen
fore-and-aft sail
set
on the
mizzenmast
spanker
A
fore-and-aft sail
set
on the
aftermost
lower
mast
(
usually
the
mizzenmast
) of a
vessel
spritsail
A
fore-and-aft sail
extended by a
sprit
staysail
A
fore-and-aft sail
set
on a stay (as between two
masts
)
Broader
sail
,
canvas
,
canvass
,
sheet
A
large
piece of fabric (
usually
canvas
fabric) by means of which
wind
is used to
propel
a
sailing vessel
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