英语词汇“spinnaker”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spinnaker

/ˈspɪnəkə

noun

A large three-cornered sail, typically bulging when full, set forward of the mainsail of a racing yacht when running before the wind.The large panniers at the back held the main sail and the spinnaker....

Women sailors ranging in age from their 20s to grandmothers brushed up or learned new skills in on-the-water sessions in sail trim, spinnakers, crew-overboard drills and life raft deployment.
Setting a spinnaker involves keeping the boat steady with the wind behind while the spinnaker sail is raised.

Origin

Mid 19th century: apparently a fanciful formation from Sphinx, the name of the yacht first using it, perhaps influenced by spanker.

单词	spinnaker
释义	spinnaker /ˈspɪnəkə / noun A large three-cornered sail, typically bulging when full, set forward of the mainsail of a racing yacht when running before the wind.The large panniers at the back held the main sail and the spinnaker.... Women sailors ranging in age from their 20s to grandmothers brushed up or learned new skills in on-the-water sessions in sail trim, spinnakers, crew-overboard drills and life raft deployment. Setting a spinnaker involves keeping the boat steady with the wind behind while the spinnaker sail is raised. Origin Mid 19th century: apparently a fanciful formation from Sphinx, the name of the yacht first using it, perhaps influenced by spanker. Rhymes Linacre
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spinnaker

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