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Fore-And-Aft Topsail

nounid 56934·updated May 18, 2026
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a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast

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Variants

synonym
gaff topsail
plural
Fore-And-Aft Topsails
possessive
Fore-And-Aft Topsail's
pluralpossessive
Fore-And-Aft Topsails'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
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