spinnaker
pronunciation
How to pronounce spinnaker in British English:
UK [ˈspɪnəkə(r)]
How to pronounce spinnaker in American English:
US [ˈspɪnəkɚ]
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- Noun:
- large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
Word Origin
- spinnaker
- spinnaker: see sphinx
- spinnaker (n.)
- "large triangular sail," 1866, either a derivative of spin in the sense of "go rapidly" or a corrupt pronunciation of Sphinx, which was the name of the first yacht known to carry this type of sail.
Example
- 1. You ripped the spinnaker on your sailboat , right ?