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ALL meanings of gaff-topsail

gaff-top·sail
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  • noun gaff-topsail Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff. 1
  • noun gaff-topsail a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff. 1
  • noun gaff-topsail a topsail the lower edge of which is attached to a gaff 0
  • noun gaff-topsail a sail set above a gaffsail 0
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