spinnaker

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspɪnəkə/
(US) enPR: spĭnʹəkər, IPA^(key): /ˈspɪnəkɚ/

Noun

spinnaker (plural spinnakers)

(nautical) A supplemental sail to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.

Translations

sail

Finnish: pallopurje (fi), spinaakkeri
Italian: spi m, spinaker m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: spinnaker m

Nynorsk: spinnaker m

Italian

Noun

spinnaker m (plural spinnaker)

(nautical) spinnaker

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Spinnaker

Etymology

From English spinnaker

Noun

spinnaker m (definite singular spinnakeren, indefinite plural spinnakere, definite plural spinnakerne)

(nautical) a spinnaker

References

“spinnaker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English spinnaker

Noun

spinnaker m (definite singular spinnakeren, indefinite plural spinnakerar, definite plural spinnakerane)

(nautical, sailing) a spinnaker

References

“spinnaker” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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