fore-and-aft rig
fore-and-aft rig · fore-and-aft rigs
A sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keelA sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
Meaning
1 sensesA sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: fore-and-aft rigsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedfore-and-aft-rigged
See also
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