fore-and-aft-rigged
English
The Belgian barquentine
Mercator
shown here has three masts: a square-rigged foremast on the left, a
fore-and-aft-rigged
mainmast in the middle, and a
fore-and-aft-rigged
mizzenmast on the right.
Adjective
fore-and-aft
-
rigged
(
not comparable
)
(
nautical
,
of a ship
)
having its main
sails
rigged onto
spars
or
stays
parallel
to the
keel
(
nautical
,
of a sail
)
rigged in this manner
Antonyms
square-rigged
See also
gaff rigged
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