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Square rig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or square, to the keel of the vessel and to the masts. These spars are called yards and their tips, outside the lifts, are called the yardarms.[1] A ship mainly rigged so is called a square-rigger.[2]
In 'Jackspeak' (Royal Navy slang) it also refers to the dress uniform of Junior Ratings.
^Oxford English Dictionary
^Keegan, John (1989). The Price of Admiralty. New York: Viking. p. 280. ISBN 0-670-81416-4.
Squarerig is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular...
rig at this time coincided with a reduction in the use of the Mediterranean squarerig of the classical era. Since the performance of these two rigs is...
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and 400 men. The use of squarerig among pirates was initially rare, although after the 1750s a mix between lateen and squarerigs became much more widespread...
the squarerig and the fore-and-aft rig. The squarerig carries the primary driving sails on horizontal spars, which are perpendicular or square, to the...
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