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gybe  (jb)

v. & n.

Variant of jibe¹.

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gybe, jibe [dʒaɪb] Nautical

vb

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) an instance of gybing

[from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

gybe - shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" change course, jib, jibe sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

Translations

gybe jibe [dʒaɪb] vi (Naut) → strambare

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gybe jibe [dʒaɪb] vi (Naut) → strambare