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fore-and-aft sail

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Fore-and-aft rig
A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing rig consisting mainly of sails that are set along the line of the keel rather than perpendicular to it. Such sails are described as fore-and-aft rigged.

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fore-and-aft sail
Noun
1. any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
(hypernym) sail, canvas, canvass, sheet
(hyponym) gaffsail, gaff-headed sail