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gib boom

gib boom is the alternative form of jib boom.

Meaning of jib boom

Noun

jib boom (plural jib booms)

  1. A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.

Forms of gib boom

pluralgib booms

Questions about gib boom

What is gib boom the alternative form of?
Gib boom is the alternative form of jib boom.

Words near gib boom in the dictionary

  1. giaunts
  2. Giausar
  3. Giauzar
  4. Giavanna
  5. gib
  6. gib boom
  7. gib booms
  8. gib cat
  9. gib cats
  10. gib-cat
  11. gib-cats

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