flying jib boom
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noun Nautical.
an extension on a jib boom, to which a flying jib is fastened.
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Nearby words
flying gangway, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib, flying jib boom, flying kite, flying lemur, flying lizard, flying machine, flying mare
Origin of flying jib boom
First recorded in 1825–35
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Examples from the Web for flying jib boom
The foretop-mast, in going by the board, carried away the flying-jib-boom and flying-jibs.
Manuel Pereira|F. C. Adams