canvas vs fore-and-aft sail

fore-and-aft sail vs canvas

canvas and fore-and-aft sail both are nouns.

canvas is a verb but fore-and-aft sail is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canvas	Yes	No	Yes	No
fore-and-aft sail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fore-and-aft sail is a hyponym of canvas; that is, fore-and-aft sail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canvas:

canvas: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
fore-and-aft sail: any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

Other hyponyms of canvas include balloon sail, crossjack, mizzen course, foresail, headsail, mainsail, main-topsail, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail.

canvas (noun)	fore-and-aft sail (noun)
a heavy, closely woven fabric	any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
a tent made of canvas fabric
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
an oil painting on canvas fabric
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

canvas (verb)	fore-and-aft sail (verb)
cover with canvas

Difference between canvas and fore-and-aft sail

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