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spinnaker

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /ˈspɪnəkə/
(US)enPR:spĭnʹəkər,IPA^(key): /ˈspɪnəkɚ/
Audio(UK): (file)

Noun

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spinnaker (pluralspinnakers)

(nautical) Asail supplemental to themainsail, especially a triangular one, used onyachts for running before the wind.
Synonym:spinney

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Translations

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sail

Verb

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spinnaker (third-person singular simple presentspinnakers,present participlespinnakering,simple past and past participlespinnakered)

(nautical) To sail using a spinnaker
- 1995, Tom Linskey,Race Winning Strategies:
  On the port tack layline , you're defenseless against starboard tackers — you have to dip them , no matter how much you may lose doing it — and the wind shadow of boatsspinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty.
- 2010, Pete Goss,Close to the Wind:
  Wespinnakered out into the Atlantic and, fortunately, the wind died as night fell.