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fractional rig

fractional rig noun: a type of rig on a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel in which the foresail does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

Noun

fractional rig (plural fractional rigs)

  1. A type of rig on a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel in which the foresail does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

Forms of fractional rig

pluralfractional rigs

Questions about fractional rig

What does fractional rig mean?
Fractional rig means a type of rig on a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel in which the foresail does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.
What part of speech is fractional rig?
Fractional rig is a noun.
What is the plural of fractional rig?
The plural of fractional rig is fractional rigs.

Words near fractional rig in the dictionary

  1. fractional ideal
  2. fractional ideals
  3. fractional number
  4. fractional numbers
  5. fractional reserve banking
  6. fractional rig
  7. fractional volume
  8. fractional volumes
  9. fractionalisation
  10. fractionalisations
  11. fractionalise

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