Jib Or Spanker Crossword Clue

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel • an ocean trip taken for pleasure • any structure that resembles a sail verb • traverse or travel on (a body of water) • move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions • travel on water propelled by wind • travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
	44%	7		Nautical term for a boom used to extend the foot of a jib or flying jib
	noun • a spar that extends the bowsprit
	44%	12		Jib-headed sail set on a stay extending to the bowsprit or jib boom
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New York Times09 Nov 2004	Across 17
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