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Spinnaker

Spinnaker Meaning & Definition
Spinnaker Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spinnaker?

[n] large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

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See Also | headsail

Spinnaker In Webster's Dictionary

\Spin"na*ker\, n. (Naut.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind.

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