fore-and-aft sail
noun
any of various sails, as jib-headed sails, gaff sails, lugsails, lateen sails, spritsails, staysails, and jibs, that do not set on yards and whose normal position, when not trimmed, is in a fore-and-aft direction amidships.
Origin of fore-and-aft sail
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby fore-and-aft sail
fore edge,
fore plane,
fore-,
fore-and-aft,
fore-and-aft rig,
fore-and-aft sail,
fore-and-aft topsail,
fore-and-after,
fore-check,
fore-edge,
fore-edge painting