flying jib boom

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

Words nearby flying jib boom

flying gangway, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib, flying jib boom, flying kite, flying lemur, flying lizard, flying machine, flying mare
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Example sentences 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