gaff topsail
noun Nautical.
Also called fore-and-aft topsail.
a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail set above the spanker of a bark, between the gaff of the spanker and an upper gaff.
Origin of gaff topsail
First recorded in 1785–95
Words nearby gaff topsail
gaeltacht,
gaeta,
gaff,
gaff rig,
gaff sail,
gaff topsail,
gaff-rigged,
gaff-topsail,
gaff-topsail catfish,
gaffe,
gaffer