fore-and-aft sail
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1. any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | canvas, canvass, sail, sheet, |
definition | : | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | jib, |
definition | : | any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | lateen, lateen sail, |
definition | : | a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | lug, lugsail, |
definition | : | a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mizen, mizzen, |
definition | : | fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | spanker, |
definition | : | a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | spritsail, |
definition | : | a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | staysail, |
definition | : | a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | luff, |
definition | : | (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast (noun.artifact) |
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