English noun: fore-and-aft sail | |||
1. | fore-and-aft sail (artifact) any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | canvas, canvass, sail, sheet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail, gaff-headed sail, gaffsail, jib, lateen, lateen sail, lug, lugsail, mizen, mizzen, spanker, spritsail, staysail | ||
Part holonym | luff | ||