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gaff-rigged

gaff-rigged adjective: of a sailing vessel, constructed with one or more gaff sails. Also the simple past and past participle of gaff-rig.

Adjective

gaff-rigged (not comparable)

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

Also used as

gaff-rigged is also the simple past and past participle of gaff-rig.

Questions about gaff-rigged

What does gaff-rigged mean?
Gaff-rigged means of a sailing vessel, constructed with one or more gaff sails.
What part of speech is gaff-rigged?
Gaff-rigged is an adjective.

Words near gaff-rigged in the dictionary

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

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