jib boom

noun

A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.

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Meanings

nounjib boom (plural jib booms)

plural jib booms

  1. nauticalA spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.

Translations

Dutch kluiverboom
  • kluiverboomspar attached to the outboard
Finnish fokkapuomi, halkaisijapuomi
  • fokkapuomispar attached to the outboard
  • halkaisijapuomispar attached to the outboard
  • klyyvaripuomispar attached to the outboard
  • liivaripuomispar attached to the outboard
Hebrew מְנוֹר חָלוּץ
  • מְנוֹר חָלוּץ (menor khaluts)spar attached to the outboard
Polish bomstenga, bukszpir
  • bomstengaspar attached to the outboard
  • bukszpirspar attached to the outboard
  • kliwerbomspar attached to the outboard
Swedish klyvarbom
  • klyvarbomspar attached to the outboard
Cite this entry
APA

jib boom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jib%20boom

MLA

“jib boom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jib%20boom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jib boom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jib%20boom.

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