GAFF-HEADED SAIL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

Synonyms:

gaff-headed sail; gaffsail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gaff-headed sail" is a kind of...):

fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)

Holonyms ("gaff-headed sail" is a part of...):

sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)

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