spinnaker
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ə noun Nautical.
a large, usually triangular sail carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind or when the wind is abaft the beam.
Origin:
1865–70; said to be alteration of Sphinx, name of the first yacht making regular use of this sail
1865–70; said to be alteration of Sphinx, name of the first yacht making regular use of this sail
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| a large light triangular racing sail set from the foremast of a yacht when running or on a broad reach | |
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Spinnaker
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Word Origin & History
spinnaker
"large triangular sail," 1866, either a derivative of spin in the sense of "go rapidly" or a corrupt pronunciation of Sphinx, which was the name of the first yacht known to carry this type of sail.
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Example sentences
Today keelhauling can refer to the spinnaker sheets getting stuck under the hull after dowsing the sail.
He went out on a windy day with no life preserver, and he and his friend-both expert sailors-raised the spinnaker.
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