"spinnaker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɪnəkə/ [UK], /ˈspɪnəkɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-spinnaker.wav Forms: spinnakers [plural]
enPR: spĭnʹəkər [US] Head templates: {{en-noun}} spinnaker (plural spinnakers)
  1. (nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind. Categories (topical): Nautical, Sailing Synonyms: spinney Derived forms: asymmetrical spinnaker, spinnaker pole Translations (sail): спинакер (spinaker) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pallopurje (Finnish), spinaakkeri (Finnish), τρίγωνο ιστίο (trígono istío) [neuter] (Greek), סְפִּינֵקֶר (spineker) [masculine] (Hebrew), spi [masculine] (Italian), spinnaker [masculine] (Italian), fiocco a pallone [masculine] (Italian), vela a pallone [feminine] (Italian), спи́накер (spínaker) [masculine] (Macedonian), spinnaker [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), spinnaker [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), spinaker [masculine] (Polish), motyl [masculine] (Polish), espináker [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spinnaker-en-noun-JyONJr7Q Disambiguation of Sailing: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Topics: nautical, transport

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɪnəkə/ [UK], /ˈspɪnəkɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-spinnaker.wav Forms: spinnakers [present, singular, third-person], spinnakering [participle, present], spinnakered [participle, past], spinnakered [past]
enPR: spĭnʹəkər [US] Head templates: {{en-verb}} spinnaker (third-person singular simple present spinnakers, present participle spinnakering, simple past and past participle spinnakered)
  1. (nautical) To sail using a spinnaker Categories (topical): Nautical, Sailing
    Sense id: en-spinnaker-en-verb-TtMSKmqW Disambiguation of Sailing: 48 52 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɪnəkə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "spĭnʹəkər",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɪnəkɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-spinnaker.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-spinnaker.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-spinnaker.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b7/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-spinnaker.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-spinnaker.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spinnaker"
}

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