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flying jib

n.

A light sail that extends beyond the jib and is attached to an extension of the jib boom.

flying jib

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) the jib set furthest forward or outboard on a vessel with two or more jibs

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flying jib - the outermost of two or more jibs

jib - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

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