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gaff sail

gaff sail noun: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail supported from a spar rising aft from a mast.

gaff sail: a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail supported from a spar rising aft from a mast
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Noun

gaff sail (plural gaff sails)

  1. A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail supported from a spar rising aft from a mast.

Forms of gaff sail

pluralgaff sails

Questions about gaff sail

What does gaff sail mean?
Gaff sail means a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail supported from a spar rising aft from a mast.
What part of speech is gaff sail?
Gaff sail is a noun.
What is the plural of gaff sail?
The plural of gaff sail is gaff sails.

Words near gaff sail in the dictionary

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

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