jib boom
noun
a spar forming a continuation of a bowsprit.
jibboom
-
a variation of
jib boom.
Example Sentences
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The vessel, as I have already said, had been dashed stern on to the rocks and into the gully, and the jibboom hung over a black, slippery precipice that descended sheer down into the sea.
From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables
Quick," called the Captain, "the Nargalnannacus is on the lee scuppers just off the jibboom brace.
From The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
In the course of the morning, the masts, which up to that time had been swinging about aloft, were secured, and the wreck of the jibboom cleared away.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
Her standing jibboom is gone clean by the cap.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
Bill ordered one of the men to get out to the jibboom end with a piece of pork, and heave it as far ahead as he could fling.
From The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. by William Henry Giles Kingston
