Meanings
proper noun
- An abandoned railway settlement in central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The entire railway on Newfoundland was closed down in 1988.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast
Similar
fore-and-aft topsail
Broader
fore-and-aft sail
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
Gaff Topsail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaff%20Topsail
MLA
“Gaff Topsail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaff%20Topsail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gaff Topsail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaff%20Topsail.
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