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GAFF-HEADED SAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gaff-headed sail mean?
• GAFF-HEADED SAIL (noun)
The noun GAFF-HEADED SAIL has 1 sense:
1. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
Familiarity information: GAFF-HEADED SAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gaff-headed sail; gaffsail
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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