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fore-and-aft rig

fore-and-aft rig noun: a sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.

fore-and-aft rig: a sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel
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Noun

fore-and-aft rig (plural fore-and-aft rigs)

  1. A sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
    • While there seems to be no limit to the scope of utility of the fore-and-aft rig, I think its picturesqueness belongs only to the conventional twomasted schooner.1896 October, R.B. Burchard, “Racing Schooners”, in Outing, volume 29, number 1, page 50

Forms of fore-and-aft rig

pluralfore-and-aft rigs
alternative formfore and aft rig

Questions about fore-and-aft rig

What does fore-and-aft rig mean?
Fore-and-aft rig means a sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
What part of speech is fore-and-aft rig?
Fore-and-aft rig is a noun.
What is the plural of fore-and-aft rig?
The plural of fore-and-aft rig is fore-and-aft rigs.

Words near fore-and-aft rig in the dictionary

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

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