jib boom

See also: jibboom and jib-boom

English

Alternative forms

jib-boom, jibboom

Noun

jib boom (plural jib booms)

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

Derived terms

• flying jib boom

Translations

spar attached to the outboard

Dutch: kluiverboom m Finnish: fokkapuomi, halkaisijapuomi (fi), klyyvaripuomi, liivaripuomi Hebrew: מְנוֹר חָלוּץ (he) m (menor khaluts) Polish: bomstenga (pl) f, bukszpir (pl) m, kliwerbom (pl) m Swedish: klyvarbom c