fore-and-aft rig en · NOUN
Meanings
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A sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
While there seems to be no limit to the scope of utility of the fore-and-aft rig, I think its picturesqueness belongs only to the conventional twomasted schooner.
1896 October, R.B. Burchard, “Racing Schooners”, in Outing, volume 29, number 1, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fore and aft rig | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fore-and-aft rigs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fr gréement de goélette (sailing rig) · pl ożaglowanie skośne (sailing rig) · pl ożaglowanie suche (sailing rig)