SPINNAKER

spinnaker

(noun) a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

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



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