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gaff-headed sail vs fore-and-aft sail

fore-and-aft sail vs gaff-headed sail

gaff-headed sail and fore-and-aft sail both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gaff-headed sail Yes No No No
fore-and-aft sail Yes No No No
As nouns, fore-and-aft sail is a hypernym of gaff-headed sail; that is, fore-and-aft sail is a word with a broader meaning than gaff-headed sail:
  • gaff-headed sail: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
  • fore-and-aft sail: any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
gaff-headed sail (noun) fore-and-aft sail (noun)
a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
Difference between gaff-headed sail and fore-and-aft sail

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