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spinnaker

/ˈspɪnəkɚ/

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What does spinnaker mean?

noun

  1. A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

verb

  1. To sail using a spinnaker

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/ˈspɪnəkɚ/

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On the 11th, with all sail set and with the spinnaker still abroad, Christmas Island, about noon, came into view one point on the starboard bow.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317