spinnaker

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English

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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 (plural spinnakers)

  1. (nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
    Synonym: spinney

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Translations

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Verb

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spinnaker (third-person singular simple present spinnakers, present participle spinnakering, simple past and past participle spinnakered)

  1. (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 boats spinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty.
    • 2010, Pete Goss, Close to the Wind:
      We spinnakered out into the Atlantic and, fortunately, the wind died as night fell.

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spinnaker m (plural spinnakers)

  1. spinnaker

Further reading

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English spinnaker.

Noun

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spinnaker m

  1. (nautical) spinnaker

Synonyms

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spi

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Spinnaker

Etymology

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From English spinnaker.

Noun

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spinnaker m (definite singular spinnakeren, indefinite plural spinnakere, definite plural spinnakerne)

  1. (nautical) a spinnaker

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From English spinnaker.

Noun

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spinnaker m (definite singular spinnakeren, indefinite plural spinnakerar, definite plural spinnakerane)

  1. (nautical, sailing) a spinnaker

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