fore-and-aft rig

noun

, Nautical.

1. a rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft.

Other Words From

• fore-and-aftrigged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fore-and-aft rig¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

It is a well-known fact that the fore-and-aft rig was best understood in America, where it had really been brought to perfection.

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Technically speaking, the endangered vessel is not a ship, but a barque, as betokened by the fore-and-aft rig of her mizenmast.

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The advantage of the square-rig over the fore-and-aft rig is, that the sails, being smaller and more numerous, are more easily managed, and require fewer men or “hands” to work them.

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Then he went on giving me explanations about the sail, and which was a lug-sail, what was meant by fore-and-aft rig, and a dozen other things, showing me the while too how to steer.

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The fore-and-aft rig alone would enable a vessel to tack, as it is called, and this could only be used with craft of moderate tonnage.

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