Meaning | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction. |
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Parts | luff | (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast |
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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 |
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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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