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