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

The taper jib boom swung toward the open lane to the north and east and ice floes ground under the stem.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

At the end of that mile Jonadab's craft's jib boom was just astern of Tobias's rudder.

From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

She pointed over the taper jib boom of the Pole Star.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

A misted sun rose in the north and east, directly before the taper jib boom of the Pole Star.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

Stirling stepped back a foot or more and watched the jib boom of the ship as it hung steady above the dark waters, then staggered toward the cabin companion.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry