death rolls

A form of death roll — In a keel boat, the act of broaching to windward, putting the spinnaker pole into the water and causing a crash-gybe of the boom and mainsail, which sweep across the deck and plunge down into the water.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of death roll
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