Definition of fore-and-aft sail Fore-and-aft sail
We found 1 definitions of fore-and-aft sail from 1 different sources.
Advertising
What does fore-and-aft sail mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | ||
| sail, canvas, canvass, sheet a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | ||
| gaff-headed sail, gaffsail a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff | ||
| fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast | ||
| jib any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) | ||
| lateen, lateen sail a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean | ||
| luff the act of sailing close to the wind | ||
| lugsail, lug a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast | ||
| mizen, mizzen fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast | ||
| spanker a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel | ||
| spritsail a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
