Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
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Jib
Synonyms for "jib" (158 found)
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Strong matches (47)
Related words (79)
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Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
52 translations across 23 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- кливер noun (triangular staysail)
- кран noun (crane for mounting, moving a video camera)
- стрела noun (projecting arm of a crane)
- дърпам се verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Catalan
1 entries- floc noun (triangular staysail)
Czech
3 entries- kosatka noun (triangular staysail)
- rameno noun (projecting arm of a crane)
- vzpouzet se verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Danish
1 entries- fok noun (triangular staysail)
Dutch
1 entries- fok noun (triangular staysail)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĵibo noun (triangular staysail)
Finnish
4 entries- fokka noun (triangular staysail)
- halkaisija noun (triangular staysail)
- jigi noun (projecting arm of a crane)
- keulapurje noun (any of a variety of triangular sails)
French
3 entries- foc noun (triangular staysail)
- foc noun (any of a variety of triangular sails)
- regimber verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Georgian
2 entries- განივა noun (triangular staysail)
- კლივერი noun (triangular staysail)
German
1 entries- Fock noun (triangular staysail)
Greek
1 entries- φλόκος noun (triangular staysail)
Hebrew
4 entries- חָלוּץ noun (triangular staysail)
- חָלוּץ noun (any of a variety of triangular sails)
- מִפְרָשׂ חָלוּץ noun (triangular staysail)
- מִפְרָשׂ חָלוּץ noun (any of a variety of triangular sails)
Hungarian
1 entries- orrvitorla noun (triangular staysail)
Icelandic
4 entries- bóma noun (projecting arm of a crane)
- fokka noun (triangular staysail)
- framsegl noun (any of a variety of triangular sails)
- lyftiarmur noun (projecting arm of a crane)
Irish
4 entries- géag noun (projecting arm of a crane)
- jib noun (triangular staysail)
- seol cinn noun (triangular staysail)
- seol jibe noun (triangular staysail)
Italian
3 entries- braccio mobile noun (projecting arm of a crane)
- fiocco noun (triangular staysail)
- impuntarsi verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Manx
1 entries- obb verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fokk noun (triangular staysail)
Polish
2 entries- kliwer noun (triangular staysail)
- wysięgnik noun (projecting arm of a crane)
Portuguese
2 entries- bujarrona noun (triangular staysail)
- empacar verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Russian
1 entries- арта́читься verb ((horse) to stop, refuse to proceed)
Spanish
1 entries- foque noun (triangular staysail)
Turkish
1 entries- flok noun (triangular staysail)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I like the cut of his jib.
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Hoist the jib!
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Raise the jib.
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