gaffsail
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff. It is a type of sail used on sailing vessels, characterized by its four-sided shape and its attachment along its top edge to a spar called a gaff.
Usage
The term "gaffsail" is a technical nautical term. It is used to specifically describe the sail itself and its rigging configuration. * The schooner's mainsail is a large gaffsail. * He helped to hoist the gaffsail as the wind picked up.
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in the context of traditional or historical sailing ship rigging, distinguishing this sail type from more modern triangular sails like the Bermuda rig.
- It can be part of compound terms describing specific sails on a vessel (e.g., main gaffsail, fore gaffsail).
Variants and Related Words
- Gaff: (noun) The spar to which the head (top edge) of a gaffsail is attached.
- Gaff-rigged: (adjective) Describing a boat or sail that uses a gaff and gaffsail configuration.
- Fore-and-aft sail: (noun) The general category of sails set along the line of the keel, to which a gaffsail belongs.
Synonyms
- Gaff-headed sail
Different Meanings
"Gaffsail" has a single, specific meaning in nautical terminology and does not have other common definitions.
Noun
- a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff