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Meaning of flying jib | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.

Equivalents

Suomi ajopurje
Bahasa Indonesia pelanjib
Italiano controfiocco

Examples

“Next thing, rigging is heaved down directly over our heads, and a long-drawn cry and a rattling of hanks announce that the flying-jib has come in.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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