Jib

noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.

2.noun(usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

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