jib boom
noun
a spar forming a continuation of a bowsprit.
jibboom
-
a variation of
jib boom.
Example Sentences
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Then: Crack! from aloft, and crack! went the jibboom, and the flying jib was off and away to leeward like a bat.
From Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
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
At ten p.m. the wind and sea had increased, and the vessel was plunging her jibboom and bowsprit under.
From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Walter Runciman
During a gale, the Challenger came into collision with a berg, and lost her jibboom, “dolphin-striker,” and other head-gear.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper
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
