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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fore-and-aft rig distinguished by a tall triangular mainsail and a sharply raked mast, widely used on cruising and racing vessels.

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  • noun nautical A sailing rig consisting of a single stayed mast with a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail on a boom and a jib or genoa on the forestay

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  • noun a rig of triangular sails for a yacht

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