Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinnaker

/ˈspɪnəkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: spin-naker
IPA: /ˈspɪnəkɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

verb

To sail using a spinnaker

Example Sentences

"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."
"We spinnakered out into the Atlantic and, fortunately, the wind died as night fell."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈspɪnəkɚ/
British English: /ˈspɪnəkə/

Inflected Forms

spinnakers (plural) spinnakers (present, singular) spinnakering (participle, present) spinnakered (participle, past) spinnakered (past)

Derived Forms

gennaker

Phrases

asymmetrical spinnaker spinnaker pole

Synonyms

spinney

Questions

How do you pronounce spinnaker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪnəkɚ/.
What does spinnaker mean?: A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

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