spin ‧ na ‧ ker /ˈspɪnəkə $ -kər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from Sphinx name of the first boat on which such a sail was used ]
a sail with three points at the front of a boat, used when the wind is directly behind
spin ‧ na ‧ ker /ˈspɪnəkə $ -kər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from Sphinx name of the first boat on which such a sail was used ]
a sail with three points at the front of a boat, used when the wind is directly behind
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012