FORE-AND-AFT TOPSAIL
(noun)
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Fore-And-Aft Topsail.
Fore-And-Aft Topsail - as a noun
A triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
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Example Sentences
"The fore-and-aft topsail was raised to catch the strong winds."
"Sailors struggled to hoist the fore-and-aft topsail in the gusty weather."
"The ship's speed increased as they set the fore-and-aft topsail."
"The fore-and-aft topsail billowed in the brisk sea breeze."
"His job was to trim the fore-and-aft topsail while the ship sailed."
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A-Z Proximities
- fordoes
- fordoing
- fordone
- fords
- fore
- Fore-And-Aft Topsail
- fore-topmast
- fore-topsail
- fore-wing
- fore-yard
- foreanent