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gaff-rig

gaff-rig is the alternative form of gaff rig.

Meaning of gaff rig

Noun

gaff rig (plural gaff rigs)

  1. A sailing rig that has a fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar called a gaff.

Verb

gaff-rig (third-person singular simple present gaff-rigs, present participle gaff-rigging, simple past and past participle gaff-rigged)

  1. Of a sailing vessel, to construct with one or more gaff sails.

Forms of gaff-rig

Noun
pluralgaff-rigs
Verb
third-person singular presentgaff-rigs
present participlegaff-rigging
past participlegaff-rigged
pastgaff-rigged

Questions about gaff-rig

What does gaff-rig mean?
Gaff-rig means of a sailing vessel, to construct with one or more gaff sails.
What is gaff-rig the alternative form of?
Gaff-rig is the alternative form of gaff rig.
What part of speech is gaff-rig?
Gaff-rig is a verb.
What is the past tense of gaff-rig?
The past tense of gaff-rig is gaff-rigged.

Words near gaff-rig in the dictionary

  1. gaff rigs
  2. gaff sail
  3. gaff sails
  4. gaff tape
  5. Gaff Topsail
  6. gaff-rig
  7. gaff-rigged
  8. gaff-rigging
  9. gaff-rigs
  10. gaff-topsail
  11. gaff-topsails

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