"flying jib" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flying jibs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying jib (plural flying jibs)
  1. (nautical) The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel. Wikipedia link: jib Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: flying-jib Translations (The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel): ajopurje (Finnish), controfiocco [masculine] (Italian), dragon [masculine] (Norman)

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