jib : Idioms & Phrases
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Flying jib
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noun the outermost of two or more jibs
WordNet
(Naut.) , a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Webster 1913
Flying-jib boom
(Naut.) , an extension of the jib boom.
Webster 1913
Inner jib
(Naut.) , a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay running from the fore-topmast head to the jib boom.
Webster 1913
Jib boom
(Naut.) , a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom .Written also gib boom .
Webster 1913
Jib crane
(Mach.) , a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load.
Webster 1913
Jib door
(Arch.) , a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
Webster 1913
Jib header
(Naut.) , a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib-headed topsail.
Webster 1913
Jib topsail
(Naut.) , a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs.
Webster 1913
The cut of one's jib
- the general appearance of a person. Colloq.
- one's outward appearance. Colloq.
