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Gaff Topsail

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Noun

1. fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail

a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast

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Gaff Topsail

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noun
a sail set above a gaffsail

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Gaff Topsail

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noun
a topsail the lower edge of which is attached to a gaff

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Gaff Topsail

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n.
Nautical
A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff.

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