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fore-and-aft-rigged

fore-and-aft-rigged adjective: having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel.

fore-and-aft-rigged: having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel
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Adjective

fore-and-aft-rigged (not comparable)

  1. having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel
  2. rigged in this manner

Antonyms of fore-and-aft-rigged

Questions about fore-and-aft-rigged

What does fore-and-aft-rigged mean?
Fore-and-aft-rigged means having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel.
What part of speech is fore-and-aft-rigged?
Fore-and-aft-rigged is an adjective.

Words near fore-and-aft-rigged in the dictionary

  1. fore-and-aft
  2. fore-and-aft cap
  3. fore-and-aft caps
  4. fore-and-aft rig
  5. fore-and-aft rigs
  6. fore-and-aft-rigged
  7. fore-and-after
  8. fore-and-afters
  9. fore-answer
  10. fore-approval
  11. fore-arm

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