spinnaker

/ˈspɪnəkər/
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Other forms: spinnakers

Definitions of spinnaker
  1. noun
    a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
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    type of:
    headsail
    any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
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