one of the two basic types of sailing rig, the other being the square sail. The fore-and-aft sail, now usually triangular, is set completely aft of ... [3 related articles]
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n] - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
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noun any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
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any of various sails, as jib-headed sails, gaff sails, lugsails, lateen sails, spritsails, staysails, and jibs, that do not set on yards and whose normal position, when not trimmed, is in a fore-and-aft direction amidships.
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