fore-and-aft topsail

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Noun fore-and-aft topsail has 1 sense

gaff topsail, fore-and-aft topsail - a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
--₁ is a kind of fore-and-aft sail

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Fore-and-Aft Topsail

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A triangular sail set on the fore-and-aft rigging of a sailing vessel.

Usage:

The fore-and-aft topsail helps to increase the speed and maneuverability of the sailing ship.
The sailors climbed the mast to adjust the fore-and-aft topsail.
During the storm, the captain ordered the crew to reef the fore-and-aft topsail.

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