"genoa" meaning in English

See genoa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/ [US], /ˈdʒɛnəʊə/ [UK] Forms: genoas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} genoa (plural genoas)
  1. (nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast. Wikipedia link: Genoa (sail) Categories (topical): Nautical, Sailing Translations (a staysail): genua [common-gender] (Danish), genua (Finnish), genoa (Finnish), génois [masculine] (French), Genua [feminine] (German), genoa [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), genoa [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), genovés (Occitan), genua [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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