jib boom

or jibboom

noun

, Nautical.

1. a spar forming a continuation of a bowsprit.

jib boom

noun

1. nautical a spar forming an extension of the bowsprit

Word History and Origins

Origin of jib boom¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

The sea was rough from the effects of a storm that had swept those latitudes the day before, in which Captain Jones had lost his jib boom and two of his crew.

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Jib′-boom, a boom or extension of the bowsprit, on which the jib is spread; Jib′-door, a door flush with the outside wall, intended to be concealed.—The cut of one's jib, appearance.

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Triangular head-sails with jib boom and stay-sails on stays between masts were in use so that ships could sail closer into the wind.

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A misted sun rose in the north and east, directly before the taper jib boom of the Pole Star.

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He turned their screw, adjusted the focus for his eyes, and swept the open Gulf of Anadir and the Bering beyond the jib boom.

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