Gaff Topsail (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Nautical.
  1. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  2. a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff.
noun
  1. a sail set above a gaffsail
Gaff Topsail (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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