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FORE-AND-AFT RIG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fore-and-aft rig mean?
• FORE-AND-AFT RIG (noun)
The noun FORE-AND-AFT RIG has 1 sense:
1. rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft
Familiarity information: FORE-AND-AFT RIG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fore-and-aft rig" is a kind of...):
rig; rigging (formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel)
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