Square-sail


noun, Nautical.
1.
a sail set beneath a horizontal yard, the normal position of which, when not trimmed to the wind, is directly athwartships.
noun
1.
(nautical) a rectangular or square sail set on a horizontal yard rigged more or less athwartships

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