fore-and-aft sail

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

fore-and-aft sail is a valid 17-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1R1E1-0A1N1D2-0A1F4T1S1A1I1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does fore-and-aft sail mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction.