HyperDic: gaff_topsail

English > 1 sense of the expression gaff topsail:
NOUNartifactgaff topsail, fore-and-aft topsaila triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
English > gaff topsail: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast.
Synonymfore-and-aft topsail
Broaderfore-and-aft sailAny sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

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