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

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 moon showed as a silver disk directly over the frosted jib boom, and the sun had been blotted from the view.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

He turned their screw, adjusted the focus for his eyes, and swept the open Gulf of Anadir and the Bering beyond the jib boom.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

At the corner of the gloomy passage a rigged jib boom with a dolphin-striker ending in an arrow-head stuck out of the night close to a cast iron lamp-post. 

From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph

Upon what seas would they force the taper jib boom?

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry