fore-and-aft sail

Noun fore-and-aft sail has 1 sense

• fore-and-aft sail(n = noun.artifact) - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction;
has particulars: gaff-headed sail, gaffsail, fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail, jib, lateen, lateen sail, lug, lugsail, mizen, mizzen, spanker, spritsail, staysail
has parts: luff
is a kind of canvas, canvass, sail, sheet