Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flying jib

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: fly-ing jib
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.

Example Sentences

"Next thing, rigging is heaved down directly over our heads, and a long-drawn cry and a rattling of hanks announce that the flying-jib has come in."

Inflected Forms

flying jibs (plural) flying-jib (alternative)

Questions

What does flying jib mean?: The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.

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