Usually means: Small triangular sail above gaff.
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  1. gaff-topsail: Merriam-Webster
  2. gaff-topsail: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. gaff-topsail, gaff-topsail: Collins English Dictionary
  4. gaff-topsail: Wordnik
  5. gaff-topsail: Wiktionary
  6. gaff-topsail: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Gaff-topsail, gaff-topsail: Dictionary.com
  8. Gaff-topsail: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. gaff-topsail: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Gaff-topsail: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. gaff-topsail: FreeDictionary.org
  12. gaff-topsail: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. gaff-topsail: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (nautical) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.

Similar:
gaffsail, topsail, gaff sail, club topsail, topgallant sail, tops'l, foretopsail, topmast, throat, spanker, more...

Phrases:
gaff-topsail catfish, more...

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Similar:
gaffsail, topsail, gaff sail, club topsail, topgallant sail, tops'l, foretopsail, topmast, throat, spanker, more...

Phrases:
gaff-topsail catfish, more...



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