- gaff-topsail
- noun Date: 1794 a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff — see sail illustration
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gaff-topsail — [gaf′täp′sāl΄; ] naut. [, gaf′täp′səl] n. a topsail the lower edge of which is attached to a gaff * * * gaff top·sail (găfʹtŏpʹsəl, sāl ) n. Nautical A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff. * * * … Universalium
gaff-topsail — [gaf′täp′sāl΄; ] naut. [, gaf′täp′səl] n. a topsail the lower edge of which is attached to a gaff … English World dictionary
Gaff-topsail — Gaff top sail, n. (Naut.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaff-topsail — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a usually triangular topsail with its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast see sail illustration 2. : gaff topsail catfish 3. or gaff topsail pompano … Useful english dictionary
gaff topsail — gaff′ top′sail n. naut. navig. a jib headed fore and aft sail set above a gaff … From formal English to slang
gaff-topsail catfish — jūrinis šamas dyglys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Bagre marinus angl. gaff topsail catfish rus. морской вымпельный сом ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šamai dygliai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
gaff-topsail pompano — pompanitė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Trachinotus rhodopus angl. gaff topsail pompano rus. пампанито ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pompanai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
gaff-topsail catfish — noun : a sea catfish (Bagre marina syn. Felichthys felis) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States * * * /gaf top sayl , seuhl/ a sea catfish, Bagre marinus, occurring in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico from Cape Cod to Panama,… … Useful english dictionary
gaff-topsail pompano — noun see gaff topsail 3 … Useful english dictionary
gaff topsail — noun a triangular fore and aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast • Syn: ↑fore and aft topsail • Hypernyms: ↑fore and aft sail * * * Naut. 1. Also called fore and aft topsail. a jib headed fore and aft sail set above a… … Useful english dictionary
gaff topsail — 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] * * * … Universalium
