English Explanatory Dictionary

junk rig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of sail rig in which rigid members called battens span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast.

Word forms

junk rig junk rigs

Etymology

See junk (“type of Chinese ship”).

Synonyms

Chinese lugsail sampan rig
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