a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
Also called: martingale boom, martingale
dolphin striker in American English
a small spar under the bowsprit of a sailing vessel, used, together with the martingales, to brace the jib boom or flying jib boom
Examples of 'dolphin striker' in a sentence
dolphin striker
He tied up the lines to stunted trees and waded back out, climbing up the dolphin striker.