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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JIB BOOM

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Jib boom is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JIB BOOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jib boom

Jibboom

A jibboom is a spar used to extend the length of a bowsprit on sailing ships. It can itself be extended further by a flying jib-boom. The heel end of the flying jib-boom is attached to the jib-boom, and the heel of the jib-boom to the bowsprit. The point of the flying jib-boom is generally the fore-most extent of a ship. The jib- and flying jib- booms carry the tacks of the jib and flying jib sails, respectively, and the stay for the fore topgallant mast and the royal stay.

Definition of jib boom in the English dictionary

The definition of jib boom in the dictionary is a spar forming an extension of the bowsprit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIB BOOM

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Jiaozhou
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jibe
Jibouti
Jibuti
jicama
jickajog
jickajogging
JICTAR
Jidda
Jiddah
jiff
jiffies

WORDS THAT END LIKE JIB BOOM

baby boom
bada-bing bada-boom
boom
disselboom
foreboom
kaffirboom
mainboom
martingale boom
mini-boom
preboom
sonic boom
spekboom
wagenboom
whisker boom
wishbone boom
witgatboom

Synonyms and antonyms of jib boom in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jib boom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIB BOOM

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Translator English - Chinese

起重臂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plumín
570 millions of speakers

English

jib boom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाल उछाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذراع التطويل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стрела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jib
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিব গম্ভীর গর্জন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bras pendulaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jib boom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klüverbaum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジブブーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지브 붐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jib boom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sào căng buồm tam giác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜீப் ஏற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीब बूम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jib patlaması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boma del fiocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ramię wysięgnika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стріла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Prelungirea brațului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boom φλόκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jib boom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jibb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kranarm
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIB BOOM»

The term «jib boom» is normally little used and occupies the 119.309 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIB BOOM»

Discover the use of jib boom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jib boom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Constitution - All Sails Up and Flying
xcerpt:Flying Jib Boom. Lasha block to the jib boom end through which reeve a heel rope. Bend it to the heel of the flying jib boom end and stop it to the end of the jib boom. Man the heel rope. Sway & light out until the jib of the jib boom end is ...
Olof A. Eriksen, 2009
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Operator's Manual: Crane-shovel, Basic Unit, Truck Mounted ...
Reeve the cable to the jib boom strut and secure it to the dead end socket on the jib boom strut. Position in the proper hole to give the desired jib boom angle. (2) Reeve the upper jib boom point support cable from the jib boom strut to the dead  ...
‎1962
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The Language of Sailing
A jib-boom is an extension of the bowsprit used for setting a jib. Ajib-club is a small boom used on the foot of a jib. A jib down- haul is a rope used for hauling down the jib. A jib guy is a stout rope to support the jib-boom. A jib halyard is that  ...
Richard Mayne, 2000
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The Ship Model Builder's Assistant
set off horizontally to port, and on the end of this flying jib-boom was a cap, set off to starboard, through which the jib-of -jib-boom extended, its inner end extending in, parallel to the flying jib-boom and butting against the jib-boom cap. In actual ...
Charles G. Davis, 2012
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Operator and Organizational Maintenance Manual: ...
Forward brakeband. tension, jib strut, jib boom, and jib boom suspension cables. Maximum length of boom to which a jib may be attached is 60 feet. (2) Installation . (a) Install crane boom (para 4-56) and hook block (para 4-55). (6) Secure jib ...
‎1973
6
An Introductory Outline of the Practice of Ship-building, &c. &c
Upon the Flying Jib Boom. 455. The flying jib boom, in general, steps in the cap; when its length is % the jib boom, and % the given length of the flying jib boom. The outer and inner ends are made % of the given diameter, and its given ...
John Fincham, 1821
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The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms
A sail set upon the flying jib-boom.—Middle or inner jib. A sail sometimes set on a stay secured to the middle of the jib-boom. JIB AND STAYSAIL JACK. A designation of inexperienced oflicers, who are troublesome to the watch by constantly ...
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2013
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A treatise on masting ships and mast making: explaining ...
On the Jib-boom. The given diameter of the jib-boom is at the bowsprit cap, or at £ from the inner end, to which distance it is made parallel, and the outer end is made f of the given diameter. The butt-end of the tree is worked inwards, and the  ...
John Fincham, 1843
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Rudimentary Treatise on Masting, Mast-making, and Rigging of ...
CHAPTER XII. — ♢— Rigging the Jib-boom— the Traveller, Horses or Foot-ropes , Guys, Martingale- May, Martingale-back-ropes, getting the Jib-boom out. — Sending up the Topgallant-masts — Shrouds, Backstays, the Main Topgallant- stay, ...
Robert Kipping, 1853
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Naval Text-book: Letters to the Midshipmen of the United ...
The fore skysail stay leads through a strap and thimble at the flying jib-boom end. The main through a strap and thimble at the fore royal-mast head, and the mizzen through a thimble strapped at the main topgallant- mast head. 239.
Benjamin J. Totten, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIB BOOM»

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Boom crane attachment: Insulated rotating jib boom man basket
The insulated jib boom with basket pin-on to most boom truck cranes by means of the equipment's existing swing jib mounting brackets, thus ... «Utility Products, Jun 15»
2
GHHL installs flare with Terex CC 8800-1
“We chose the crane configurations carefully, in a way that the change consisted of only adding luffing jib boom sections and not changing the ... «KHL Group, Jun 15»
3
Old and new sit side by side at Noakes North Sydney
While it will race with eight to ten crew, the boat's roller furling jib will also have a jib boom for singlehanded sailing and poling out during ... «My Sailing, May 15»
4
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In our wedding workflow, it can take the place of a slider, jib boom, and Steadicam, making us much quicker and more able to adapt as the day ... «PR Web, Dec 14»
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6 things to know about America's Thanksgiving coin, the Pilgrim …
... is depicted with a flying jib, a triangular sail set on a stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit, or jib boom,” Gilkes wrote. «Coin World, Nov 14»
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David Edward Frenette, 1993-2014
A born swimmer, David couldn't resist taking a dive off the ship's jib boom. In Grade 12 David joined the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment Army ... «Macleans.ca, Oct 14»
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Daniel Fitzgibbon takes on another challenge
I put a jib boom on it which was a self tacking jib boom and some electrics that wind on the ropes and I sailed that for a bit but it was too ... «My Sailing, Oct 14»
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Tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry nears completion
The jib boom required the largest piece of wood in terms of board feet (53 feet long and 16½ inches in diameter before shaping), and the ... «Marine Log, Apr 14»
9
RI producer to supply biodiesel for America's newest Tall Ship
According to Richrod, the jib boom required the largest piece of wood in terms of board feet (53 feet long and 16.5 inches in diameter before ... «Biodiesel Magazine, Apr 14»
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UPDATED WITH NEW PHOTOS: Author identifies Fort Morgan …
"The front photo I took shows the bowsprit where sail rigging would be attached and also another wooden pole or beam called the 'jib boom'. «Gulf Coast News Today, Jan 14»

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