jib of a crane

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• 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 crane — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jib — (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jib boom — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jib door — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jib header — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jib topsail — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jib´ber — jib 1 «jihb», noun. a triangular sail in front of the mast nearest to the bow. ● ↑cut of one s jib, ╂[earlier gibb. Perhaps related to gibbet.] jib 2 «jihb», transitive verb, intransitive verb, jibbed, jib| …   Useful english dictionary

• Jib (disambiguation) — Jib can refer to:* Jib, a triangular sail at the front of a sailing boat * the forward leaning arm at the end of the derrick of a mechanical crane * the horizontal member ( boom ) of a derrick * Jib (camera), a boom device with a camera on one… …   Wikipedia

• jib — jib1 [jib] n. [prob. < GIBBET] 1. the projecting arm of a crane 2. the boom of a derrick jib2 [jib] vi., vt. jibbed, jibbing [< Dan gibbe, to shift from one side to the other, jibe, akin to Du gijpen < IE ĝheib < base * …   English World dictionary

• Crane — (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge ranos, L. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A wading… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English