gybe
The act of gybingThe act of gybing.: A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of gybing.
A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
(broadly)A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Probably from Dutch gijben (obsolete), gijpen; cognate with Danish gibbe, German gieben, gProbably from Dutch gijben (obsolete), gijpen; cognate with Danish gibbe, German gieben, giepen, Swedish gipa, gippa.
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