genoa

¹

[ jen-oh-uh ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.

Genoa

²

[ jen-oh-uh ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Italy, S of Milan.

genoa

¹

/ ˈdʒɛnəʊə /

noun

1. 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

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of genoa¹

First recorded in 1930–35; after Genoa

Example Sentences

Robot eyes constantly check for even the slightest flaws on the Genoa San Giorgio Bridge.

From Popular-Science

So after Genoa-born architect Renzo Piano designed a replacement, a variety of automatic sensing features were added to detect faults.

From Popular-Science

Parsifal is presently moored in Genoa, Italy, and Shephard will be reunited with her when the cruising season begins again.

From The Daily Beast

Renzo Piano, a celebrity architect who was born in Genoa, designed the new bridge, and more than 1,000 laborers worked around the clock to build it in just over a year.

From MIT Technology Review

Columbus, while opening the door for Spain, was from Genoa, so celebrating him confuses this part of U.S. history.

From The Daily Beast

Jerry aside, who on the ACN team bears the most responsibility for the “Genoa” screw-up?

From The Daily Beast

What is the whole “Genoa” storyline based on, or is that just something Aaron cooked up?

From The Daily Beast

As the season unfolds, at least over the first four episodes, the Genoa and Romney storylines come to dominate the narrative.

From The Daily Beast

At first the piece feels like a straight-ish documentary, about rioters at the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, in July 2011.

From The Daily Beast

Genoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.

From Project Gutenberg

The view from the sea-side may be somewhat better, but not much—not comparable to that of Genoa from the Mediterranean.

From Project Gutenberg

Scarcely was Genoa pacified when the general was confronted by a much more serious event.

From Project Gutenberg

The French had captured three thousand prisoners during the sorties round Genoa.

From Project Gutenberg

On entering Genoa, the steamer while making for the quay passed near a great yacht with the Tunisian flag flying.

From Project Gutenberg