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• Jib — For other uses, see Jib (disambiguation). A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers… …   Wikipedia

• jib at — ˈjib at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they jib at he/she/it jibs at present participle jibbing at past tense jibbed at past participl …   Useful english dictionary

• jib sheet — noun Etymology: jib (I) : either of two ropes which lead from the clew of a jib to port and starboard respectively and by which the sail is trimmed * * * jib sheet noun A rope for trimming the jib • • • Main Entry: ↑jib * * * n. Sailing …   Useful english dictionary

• jib crane — noun Etymology: jib (III) : a crane having a jib * * * a crane having an arm guyed at a fixed angle to the head of a rotating mast. [1875 80] * * * jib crane noun A crane with an inclined, pivoted arm fixed to the foot of a rotating vertical post …   Useful english dictionary

• jib — Synonyms and related words: avert, avoid, back down, balance, balk, balloon sail, batten, bear off, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, draw aside, draw back, duck, ease off, edge off, evade, fade, fall back, falter,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• flying jib — noun the outermost of two or more jibs • Hypernyms: ↑jib * * * noun : a sail set outside of the jib and on the flying jibboom see sail illustration * * * Naut. the outer or outermost of two or more jibs, set well above the jib boom. See diag.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bell Seagull and Seamew — The Bell Woodworking Seagull and Seamew are both small sloop rigged marine ply sailing boats of the Trailer yacht type designed by Ian Proctor, who was also responsible for the design of many small sailing dinghies in seven different classes… …   Wikipedia

• Inner jib — Inner In ner ([i^]n n[ e]r), a. [AS. innera, a compar. fr. inne within, fr. in in. See {In}.] 1. Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner chamber. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction        Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …   Universalium

• fore-and-aft sail — noun any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore and aft direction • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet • Hyponyms: ↑gaffsail, ↑gaff headed sail, ↑gaff topsail, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Outline of canoeing and kayaking — Kayakers view of Lake Coniston, Cumbria The following outline is provided as an overview of canoeing and kayaking: Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe. Open canoes may be poled (punted), sailed, lined and tracked …   Wikipedia