gaffelzeil

Definitions of gaffelzeil
  1. noun
    any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
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    grootzeil
    a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
    gaffeltopzeil
    a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
    fok, fokzeil, kluiver
    any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
    kabelschoen, loggerzeil
    a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
    bezaansmast
    fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
    spanker
    a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
    sprietzeil
    a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
    stagzeil
    a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
    type of:
    boottocht, molenzeil, opperschipper, schilderdoek, schilderslinnen, stramien, zeil, zeiltocht
    a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  2. noun
    a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
    synonyms: grootzeil
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