"Square-riggers" have primarily square sails, but the jib sails are triangular.
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Well, back then people used the traditional square sails. So when the Caravel was built they used triangular sails instead of the traditional square sails which made the ship able to sail against the wind.
They do because before ships had motors to make them move in the water. With the sails the wind would push the ship.
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They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
A clipper is a fast-sailing ship used in the early maritime days. It had three masts, was square-rigged, and the hull was designed to slice through the water.