jib boom

American  

Or jibboom

noun

Nautical.

1. a spar forming a continuation of a bowsprit.

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jib boom British  

noun

1. nautical a spar forming an extension of the bowsprit

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Etymology

Origin of jib boom

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

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jib boom

But no thoughts like these were entertained by my reckless shipmates; and along we went, the sun every evening setting right ahead of our jib boom.

From Omoo by Melville, Herman

So we ruffled it along, making two or three "legs"—I sitting abaft the jib boom, with my back against the mainmast, watching out for Samson and his light.

From Pieces of Eight by Le Gallienne, Richard

The devil astride the jib boom, his tail lashing in the wind.

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben

Helen Marr and the Ice Pilot moved aft and stood by the taffrail as the ship glided on with its jib boom parallel to the sombre Greenland shore.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

The taper jib boom pointed down the narrow strait and sheered in time to meet the first rollers of the Gulf of Anadir.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry