spinnaker
A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for…A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
» Raising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised.
halfb1t · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
спи́накерspínaker
a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
Examples
2 sentencesRaising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised.
Spinach is a plant, while a spinnaker is a sail.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: spinnakers| Singular | spinnaker |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsSee also
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