flying jib

noun Nautical.

the outer or outermost of two or more jibs, set well above the jib boom.

Origin of flying jib

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby flying jib

flying fox, flying frog, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib, flying jib boom, flying kite, flying lemur, flying lizard, flying machine

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Example sentences from the Web for flying jib

In front of the fore-mast are the staysail, the jib, and the flying-jib; these last are triangular sails.
Man on the Ocean|R.M. Ballantyne
At half-past one he stowed the flying-jib, reefed the mainsail, and took the bonnet off the jib.
The Pathfinder|James Fenimore Cooper
Five minutes sufficed for this job, and we then reset our topgallant-sail and flying-jib, and shifted our gaff-topsail.
The Log of a Privateersman|Harry Collingwood
Four or five of these gusts make me wish that the jib and flying-jib were in.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London

But after clearing the Cape we rigged a flying-jib, and, as the Captain had prophesied, soon showed our consorts our heels.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for flying jib

flying jib

noun

the jib set furthest forward or outboard on a vessel with two or more jibs

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单词	flying jib
释义	flying jib noun Nautical. the outer or outermost of two or more jibs, set well above the jib boom. Origin of flying jib First recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby flying jib flying fox, flying frog, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib, flying jib boom, flying kite, flying lemur, flying lizard, flying machine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flying jib In front of the fore-mast are the staysail, the jib, and the flying-jib; these last are triangular sails. Man on the Ocean\|R.M. Ballantyne At half-past one he stowed the flying-jib, reefed the mainsail, and took the bonnet off the jib. The Pathfinder\|James Fenimore Cooper Five minutes sufficed for this job, and we then reset our topgallant-sail and flying-jib, and shifted our gaff-topsail. The Log of a Privateersman\|Harry Collingwood Four or five of these gusts make me wish that the jib and flying-jib were in. The Cruise of the Snark\|Jack London But after clearing the Cape we rigged a flying-jib, and, as the Captain had prophesied, soon showed our consorts our heels. Cape Cod\|Henry D. Thoreau British Dictionary definitions for flying jib flying jib noun the jib set furthest forward or outboard on a vessel with two or more jibs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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