fore-and-aft sail

a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail n

n a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff

any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

n any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v refuse to comply v shift from one side of the ship to the other

a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean s