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GAFFSAIL
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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 ("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)