genoa

plural genoas

1. nauticalA staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

   The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather.

   1982 January, Jerry Cartwright, “Cruising Seamanship”, in Motorboating & Sailing, volume 149, number 2, page 23

   Synonyms: genoa jib

1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
2. A metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
3. historicalA former province of Liguria.
4. A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
   2. A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
   3. A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   5. A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
   6. An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
   7. A town in Cayuga County, New York.
   8. A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
   9. The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
   10. A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
   11. A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
   12. Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
6. historicala maritime republic in northwestern Italy that existed from the 11th century until its disestablishment in 1797 when Napoleon formed the Ligurian Republic, a client state; Genoa briefly regained independence in 1814 before becoming quickly annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815.

plural Genoas

1. countableuncountableGenoa cake.