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spinnaker
/ˈspɪnəkɚ/
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What does spinnaker mean?
noun
- A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
verb
- To sail using a spinnaker
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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.