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flying jib boom

noun

, Nautical.
  1. an extension on a jib boom, to which a flying jib is fastened.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flying jib boom1

First recorded in 1825–35
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Example Sentences

One night while we were in the tropics, I went out to the end of the flying jib boom upon some duty; and having finished it, turned around and lay on the boom for a long time, admiring the beauty of the sight below me.

The mate at once went out to the end of the flying jib boom, and fastened there the mystic symbol of the ban.

G. Jib boom and flying jib boom.

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