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gaff-headed sail, gaffsail
a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
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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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jib
any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
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lateen, lateen sail
a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
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lug, lugsail
a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
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mizen, mizzen
fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
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spanker
a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
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spritsail
a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
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staysail
a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
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flying jib
the outermost of two or more jibs
