GAFF TOPSAIL


Meaning of GAFF TOPSAIL in English

Naut.

1. Also called fore-and-aft topsail . 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.

[ 1785-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .