fore and aft topsail

fore-and-aft topsail

noun
gaff topsail (def. 1).
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gaff topsail

noun Nautical.
1.
Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
2.
a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff.

Origin:
1785–95
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