Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fore-and-aft sail | Yes | No | No | No |
gaff topsail | Yes | No | No | No |
fore-and-aft sail (noun) | gaff topsail (noun) |
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any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast |