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Spinnakers

Scope note

Use for large three-sided foresails set on the opposite side of the boom of fore-and-aft-rigged vessels when sailing before the wind.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212886

Broader Terms used

<watercraft components>

Equivalent Terms used

spinnaker

Created

13yrs ago

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