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fore-and-aft rig

noun

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  1. A 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.

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