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Meaning of gunter rig | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a rigging configuration consiting of a fore and aft sail set abaft (behind) the mast. The lower half of the luff (front) of the sail is attached to the mast, and the upper half is fastened to a spar which is approximately vertical and reaches above the top of the mast, in such a way that the yard can slide up and down the lower mast.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Gunter's chain Gunter's line Gunter's quadrant Gunter's scale gunterite Guntersblum

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