spinnaker
(noun) a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spinnaker (plural spinnakers)
(nautical) A supplemental sail to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
Source: Wiktionary
Spin"na*ker, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
