balloon foresail

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• balloon foresail — noun or balloon jib : a large sail set usually between the fore topmast head and the end of the bowsprit or jib boom with the clew led abaft the foremast compare balloon sail …   Useful english dictionary

• balloon jib — noun see balloon foresail * * * balloon jib, a large, triangular sail of light canvas used by yachts instead of the ordinary jib when winds are light …   Useful english dictionary

• balloon sail — noun A large, light foresail sometimes used instead of a jib …   Wiktionary

• balloonsail — balloon sail n. A comparatively large foresail used when going before the wind to supplement or replace a jib. * * * …   Universalium

• sail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cruise, voyage; set sail; navigate, traverse. See navigation. n. canvas; moonsail, moon raker; jib, foresail, lateen, lug, mainsail, mizzen, spanker, topsail. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Means of …   English dictionary for students

• Anemometer — A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson Cup ty …   Wikipedia

• sail — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, breeze, canoe, canvas, carry sail, circumnavigate, clew, cloth, coast, course, cringle, cross,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• genoa jib — n. a large jib or foresail used esp. on yachts. * * * noun Usage: often capitalized : an oversize jib which overlaps the mainsail and is controlled outside the rigging and is used chiefly in races to give a boat more speed * * * genoa jib, a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Reaper (sailing vessel) — Reaper is a restored historic Fifie herring drifter which is registered by the National Historic Ships Committee as part of the Core Collection of historic vessels in the UK, and currently operates as a museum ship.HistoryBuilt by J. G. Forbes of …   Wikipedia

• 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