flying jib


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flying jib

n.
A light sail that is set forward of the jib and is attached to an extension of the jib boom.
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flying jib

n
(Nautical Terms) the jib set furthest forward or outboard on a vessel with two or more jibs
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fly′ing jib′


n.
the outer or outermost of two or more jibs on a ship, set well above the jib boom.
[1825–35]
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Noun1.flying jib - the outermost of two or more jibs
jib - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
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Sail had been made in the early watches, so that the Ghost was racing along under everything except the two topsails and the flying jib. These three sails, I gathered from the conversation, were to be set immediately after breakfast.
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