jibs

Sails before masts

Jibs is the plural of jib—a triangular sail set forward of the mast on a sailing vessel.

The cut of someone's jib means their general appearance or manner, from the days when a ship's nationality could be identified by its jib shape.

Jib also means to balk or refuse to proceed: The horse jibbed at the fence.

In construction, a jib is the projecting arm of a crane.

sails

spinnaker

Downwind sailing sail

genoaOversized forward sail
staysailTriangular cloth on rigging
mainsailPrincipal vessel canvas

foresail · headsail · sailcloth · canvas · luff · tack · clew · leech · foot · batten

maneuvers

tacking

Angled sailing maneuver

gybingDownwind sailing maneuver
luffingSail's wind-loss trembling
sheetingWide fabric for covers

trimming · heading up · bearing away · helm · rudder · windward · leeward · course · heading · starboard

vessels

yacht

Large pleasure vessel

sloopOne-masted fore-and-aft rigger
ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
cutterOne who severs

schooner · dinghy · catamaran · sailboat · vessel · foredeck · deck · cockpit · hull · flotilla

Categories

seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
Yachtingyacht racing, yacht clubs, regattas, sailboats, sailing vessels
film gearcamera, cameras, tripod, tripods, lenses
park featurespark bench, bench, benches, trail, trails
film setsoundstage, sound stage, film set, set, backlot

Opposites

sail position

Principal sails on masts

mains · spankers · staysails · square sails · main courses

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE (verb sense)

Follows a directive

obeys · yields · acquiesces · submits · accepts

Phrases

cut of one's jibOne's outward manner

Family

jib, jibbing, jibbed

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