| has gloss | (noun) any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
fore-and-aft sail |
| lexicalization | eng: fore-and-aft sail |
| subclass of | (noun) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
canvas, sheet, canvass, sail |
| has subclass | (noun) a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
gaffsail, gaff-headed sail |
| has subclass | (noun) a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail |
| has subclass | (noun) any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
jib |
| has subclass | (noun) a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
lateen, lateen sail |
| has subclass | (noun) a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
lugsail, lug |
| has subclass | (noun) fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
mizzen, mizen |
| has subclass | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
spanker |
| has subclass | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
spritsail |
| has subclass | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts)
staysail |