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Mast Attachment Above A Gaff

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noun

• a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast

43%8 Sail positioned on a gaff mast
noun

• a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

43%9 Sails that overlap the mast and are set using a gaff
noun

• a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

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