GYBE


Meaning of GYBE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒaɪb ]

v. & n. (US jibe) --v. 1 intr. (of a fore-and-aft sail or boom) swing across in wearing or running before the wind. 2 tr. cause (a sail) to do this. 3 intr. (of a ship or its crew) change course so that this happens. --n. a change of course causing gybing. [obs. Du. gijben]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.