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gaff topsail vs fore-and-aft sail

fore-and-aft sail vs gaff topsail

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gaff topsail Yes No No No
fore-and-aft sail Yes No No No
As nouns, fore-and-aft sail is a hypernym of gaff topsail; that is, fore-and-aft sail is a word with a broader meaning than gaff topsail:
  • gaff topsail: a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
  • fore-and-aft sail: any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
gaff topsail (noun) fore-and-aft sail (noun)
a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
Difference between gaff topsail and fore-and-aft sail

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