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reaching jib

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gen⋅o⋅a

[jen-oh-uh]
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Nautical.
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
Also called genoa jib, Genoa jib, reaching jib.


Origin:
1930–35; after Genoa
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