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Meaning of SPINNAKER

Pronunciation:  'spinukur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
 
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 See Also: headsail

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spin"na*ker\, n. (Naut.)
A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running
before the wind.
 

 

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