Meanings
nounfore-and-aft rig (plural fore-and-aft rigs)
plural fore-and-aft rigs · alternative fore and aft rig
- nauticalA 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
Translations
French gréement de goélette
- gréement de goélettesailing rig
Polish ożaglowanie skośne, ożaglowanie suche
- ożaglowanie skośnesailing rig
- ożaglowanie suchesailing rig
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