| NOUN | artifact | fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail | a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast |
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| Meaning | A triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast. | |
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| Synonym | gaff topsail | |
| Broader | fore-and-aft sail | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
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