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fore-and-aft topsail

DEFINITIONS OF: fore-and-aft topsail

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n a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast

Synonyms:
gaff topsail
Type of:
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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