flying jib boom

noun

Nautical.

1. an extension on a jib boom, to which a flying jib is fastened.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flying jib boom¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

One night while we were in the tropics, I went out to the end of the flying jib boom upon some duty; and having finished it, turned around and lay on the boom for a long time, admiring the beauty of the sight below me.

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The mate at once went out to the end of the flying jib boom, and fastened there the mystic symbol of the ban.

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G. Jib boom and flying jib boom.

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