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genoa
1[ jen-oh-uh ]
noun
- a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
Genoa
2[ jen-oh-uh ]
noun
- a seaport in NW Italy, S of Milan.
genoa
1/ ˈdʒɛnəʊə /
noun
- yachting a large triangular jib sail, often with a foot that extends as far aft as the clew of the mainsail Also calledgenoa jib Sometimes shortened togennyjenny
Genoa
2/ ˈdʒɛnəʊə /
noun
- a port in NW Italy, capital of Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa: Italy's main port; an independent commercial city with many colonies in the Middle Ages; university (1243); heavy industries. Pop: 610 307 (2001) Italian nameGenova
Example Sentences
Columbus, while opening the door for Spain, was from Genoa, so celebrating him confuses this part of U.S. history.
Jerry aside, who on the ACN team bears the most responsibility for the “Genoa” screw-up?
What is the whole “Genoa” storyline based on, or is that just something Aaron cooked up?
As the season unfolds, at least over the first four episodes, the Genoa and Romney storylines come to dominate the narrative.
At first the piece feels like a straight-ish documentary, about rioters at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, in July 2011.
Genoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.
The view from the sea-side may be somewhat better, but not much—not comparable to that of Genoa from the Mediterranean.
Scarcely was Genoa pacified when the general was confronted by a much more serious event.
The French had captured three thousand prisoners during the sorties round Genoa.
On entering Genoa, the steamer while making for the quay passed near a great yacht with the Tunisian flag flying.
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