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Noun: fore-and-aft sail
  1. Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

Derived forms: fore-and-aft sails

Type of: canvas, canvass, sail, sheet

Encyclopedia: Fore-and-aft sail

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