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jib foresail
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jib — (n.) foresail of a ship, 1660s, gibb, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to GIBBET (Cf. gibbet), from notion of a sail hanging from a masthead [Barnhart, OED]. Or perhaps from jib (v.) shift a sail or boom (1690s), from Du. gijben, apparently… … Etymology dictionary
Foresail — A foresail is one of a few different types of sail set on the foremost mast ( foremast ) of a sailing vessel:* A fore and aft sail set on the foremast of a schooner or similar vessel. * The lowest square sail on the foremast of a full rigged ship … Wikipedia
foresail — /fawr sayl , fohr /; Naut. /fawr seuhl, fohr /, n. Naut. 1. the lowermost sail on a foremast. See diag. under ship. 2. the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, knockabout, yawl, ketch, or dandy. [1475 85;… … Universalium
jib — Synonyms and related words: avert, avoid, back down, balance, balk, balloon sail, batten, bear off, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, draw aside, draw back, duck, ease off, edge off, evade, fade, fall back, falter,… … Moby Thesaurus
foresail — fore•sail [[t]ˈfɔrˌseɪl, ˈfoʊr [/t]] naut. [[t] səl[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the lowermost sail on a foremast 2) naut. navig. the staysail or jib, set immediately forward of the mainmast of a sloop, cutter, yawl, or ketch • Etymology: 1475–85 … From formal English to slang
genoa jib — n. a large jib or foresail used esp. on yachts. * * * noun Usage: often capitalized : an oversize jib which overlaps the mainsail and is controlled outside the rigging and is used chiefly in races to give a boat more speed * * * genoa jib, a… … Useful english dictionary
balloon jib — noun see balloon foresail * * * balloon jib, a large, triangular sail of light canvas used by yachts instead of the ordinary jib when winds are light … Useful english dictionary
balloon foresail — noun or balloon jib : a large sail set usually between the fore topmast head and the end of the bowsprit or jib boom with the clew led abaft the foremast compare balloon sail … Useful english dictionary
sail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cruise, voyage; set sail; navigate, traverse. See navigation. n. canvas; moonsail, moon raker; jib, foresail, lateen, lug, mainsail, mizzen, spanker, topsail. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Means of … English dictionary for students
Drascombe — Contents 1 Design principles 2 Flotilla 2.1 Caboteur 2.2 Coas … Wikipedia
Cutter (ship) — When used in a nautical sense, a cutter is: # a small single masted vessel, fore and aft rigged, with two or more headsails, a bowsprit, and a mast set further back than in a sloop # a ship s boat, powered by oars, sails or motor, used to carry… … Wikipedia
