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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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Origin of flying jib boom

First recorded in 1825–35

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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The foretop-mast, in going by the board, carried away the flying-jib-boom and flying-jibs.
Manuel Pereira
F. C. Adams