gaff topsail

gaff topsail
1. Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
2. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff.
[1785-95]

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  • gaff-topsail — [gaf′täp′sāl΄; ] naut. [, gaf′täp′səl] n. a topsail the lower edge of which is attached to a gaff * * * gaff top·sail (găfʹtŏpʹsəl, sāl ) n. Nautical A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff. * * * …   Universalium

  • gaff-topsail — [gaf′täp′sāl΄; ] naut. [, gaf′täp′səl] n. a topsail the lower edge of which is attached to a gaff …   English World dictionary

  • Gaff-topsail — Gaff top sail, n. (Naut.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gaff-topsail —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast see sail illustration 2. : gaff topsail catfish 3. or gaff topsail pompano …   Useful english dictionary

  • gaff topsail — gaff′ top′sail n. naut. navig. a jib headed fore and aft sail set above a gaff …   From formal English to slang

  • gaff-topsail catfish — jūrinis šamas dyglys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Bagre marinus angl. gaff topsail catfish rus. морской вымпельный сом ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šamai dygliai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • gaff-topsail pompano — pompanitė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Trachinotus rhodopus angl. gaff topsail pompano rus. пампанито ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pompanai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • gaff-topsail catfish — noun : a sea catfish (Bagre marina syn. Felichthys felis) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States * * * /gaf top sayl , seuhl/ a sea catfish, Bagre marinus, occurring in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico from Cape Cod to Panama,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gaff-topsail pompano — noun see gaff topsail 3 …   Useful english dictionary

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