Advertisement
Advertisement
skipjack
[ skip-jak ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) skip·jack, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) skip·jacks skip·jacks
- any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
- Entomology. click beetle.
- Nautical. an American one-masted sailing vessel.
skipjack
/ ˈskɪpˌdʒæk /
noun
- Also calledskipjack tuna an important food fish, Katsuwonus pelamis, that has a striped abdomen and occurs in all tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)
- black skipjacka small spotted tuna, Euthynnus yaito, of Indo-Pacific seas
- any of several other unrelated fishes, such as the alewife and bonito
- nautical an American sloop used for oystering and as a yacht
- another name for a click beetle
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of skipjack1
C18: from skip 1+ jack 1
Discover More
Example Sentences
In the big barn doorway the Skipjack and Willie Ramsey appeared.
From Project Gutenberg
Pull the stick right over to stick on the wax, and lay the skipjack, stick downward, on the ground.
From Project Gutenberg
Congratulate the Skipjack, with just a hint that he might have looked higher.
From Project Gutenberg
The Skipjack proved speedy and they made the run back to the hotel in good time, arriving there before sundown.
From Project Gutenberg
But when morning came, it was found that the repairs to the Skipjack would take longer than had been anticipated.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse