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spinnaker

/ˈspɪnəkə/ UK
/ˈspɪnəkɚ/ US

noun spinnakers

A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
Similar: spinney

verb spinnakers · spinnakering · spinnakered

To sail using a spinnaker On the port tack layline , you're defenseless against starboard tackers — you have to dip them , no matter how much you may lose doing it — and the wind shadow of boats spinnakering away from the mark can cost you plenty.

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noun sail

Español	espináker
Italiano	spi, spinnaker, fiocco a pallone, vela a pallone
Ελληνικά	τρίγωνο ιστίο trígono istío
Русский	спи́накер spínaker
עברית	סְפִּינֵקֶר spineker

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@misc{spinnaker_2026,
  title = {spinnaker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spinnaker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}