reaching jib

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noun Nautical.

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Origin of reaching jib

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby reaching jib

RDX, re, REA, reach, reach for the sky, reaching jib, reach-me-down, reach rod, reacquire, react, reactance

How to use reaching jib in a sentence

Just this year we sponsored the Reaching Out MBA Conference and in that conference I introduced my fiancé to everybody.
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Some of them are taking a page from Sheryl Sandberg and reaching back to help others.
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But all these groups are reaching a point where vengeance takes priority over politics or, much less, public relations.
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Aside from reaching an international audience, leaving Oz had another benefit—no more silly intrusions into her privacy.
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By reaching out to a local high school or non-profit to become a mentor for a high achieving, low-income student.
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However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He is rather tall and narrow, and wears a long abb's coat reaching nearly down to his feet.
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But men, through neglecting the rules of health, pass quickly to old age, and die before reaching that term.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Harry had no further adventures in reaching Fulton, and at once reported to Captain Duffield, who was in command of the post.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
When the quantity is very small there may be no cough, the sputum reaching the larynx by action of the bronchial cilia.
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