Gybe

Definition of Gybe

Pronunciation: jībd

n. & v.	1.	See Gibe.
v. t. & i.	1.	(Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; - said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [imp. & p. p. Gybed (jībd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing.]

Related Words

change course, jib, jibe, sail

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