Meaning Of The Word Fore and aft sail

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fore and aft sail in British English
noun
noun: a sail set in a line from one end the other of a vessel rather than in a square
noun: any of various sails, as jib-headed sails, gaff sails, lugsails, lateen sails, spritsails, staysails, and jibs, that do not set on yards and whose normal position, when not trimmed, is in a fore-and-aft direction amidships

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