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flying jib

flying jib noun: the foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.

Noun

flying jib (plural flying jibs)

  1. The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.
    • Next thing, rigging is heaved down directly over our heads, and a long-drawn cry and a rattling of hanks announce that the flying-jib has come in.1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., “CHAPTER XXXV”, in Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC

flying jib meaning in Indonesian

flying jib in Indonesian

The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel
pelanjib

Forms of flying jib

pluralflying jibs
alternative formflying-jib

Questions about flying jib

What does flying jib mean?
Flying jib means the foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.
What is flying jib in Indonesian?
Flying jib in Indonesian is pelanjib. See Flying jib meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is flying jib?
Flying jib is a noun.
What is the plural of flying jib?
The plural of flying jib is flying jibs.

Words near flying jib in the dictionary

  1. flying in
  2. flying in the face of
  3. flying into
  4. flying jennies
  5. flying jenny
  6. flying jib
  7. flying jib boom
  8. flying jib booms
  9. flying jibboom
  10. flying jibs
  11. flying junction

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