flying jib

noun Nautical.

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of flying jib

First recorded in 1825–35

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Examples 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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