flying jib en · NOUN
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flying-jib | alternative | lexicographic | |
| flying jibs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
id pelanjib (The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel) · fi ajopurje (The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel) · it controfiocco (The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel) · pl latacz (The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel) · nrf dragon (The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel)