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    GAFFSAIL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    gaff-headed sail; gaffsail

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("gaffsail" 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 ("gaffsail" is a part of...):

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

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