jib boom

or jibboom

noun

, Nautical.

1. a spar forming a continuation of a bowsprit.

jib boom

noun

1. nautical a spar forming an extension of the bowsprit

Word History and Origins

Origin of jib boom¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Martingale: A short spar under the bowsprit, used to give more spread to the stays that set the bowsprit or jib-boom down.

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Having thus lost the benefit of her head sail, she rounded to, and her jib-boom came in contact with our fore rigging.

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In a moment the jib-boom of the English vessel ran over the poop-deck of the American ship.

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He was mending the jib-boom, and lost his hold and fell into the sea.

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As he laid us athwart-hawse, or as we swung by him, our jib-boom ran into his mizzen-rigging.

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