Spinnaker

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large triangular sail set on a spar that swings out opposite the mainsail, used on yachts when running before the wind.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A jib-headed racing-sail carried by yachts, set, when running before the wind, on the side opposite to the mainsail.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    headsail   
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