"gaff sail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gaff sails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaff sail (plural gaff sails)
  1. (nautical). A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail supported from a spar rising aft from a mast. Categories (topical): Nautical, Ship parts Translations (sail): vela cangrea [feminine] (Catalan), vela aurica (Catalan), gaffelsejl (Danish), kahvelipurje (Finnish), vela cangreja [feminine] (Spanish), gaffelsegel [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gaff_sail-en-noun-h8xLYHJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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