SPINNAKER


Meaning of SPINNAKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspi-ni-kər ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1866

: a large triangular sail set on a long light pole and used when running before the wind

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.