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spanker
A fore-and-aft or gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel and the main fore-and-aft sail (spanker sail) on the aft-most mast of a (partially) fore-and-aft rigged vessel such as a schooner, a barquentine, and a barque.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Boat
- Category: General boating
- Organization: Wikipedia
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