fore-and-aft sail 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
EnglishHyponym
gaffsail 1
noun
a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
gaff topsail 1
noun
a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
jib 1
noun
any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
lateen 1
noun
a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
lugsail 1
noun
a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
Part_holonym
luff 1
noun
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
