Spanker Or Spinnaker For Example 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
	37%	9		Sail flown next above the spanker on a square-rigged ship
	noun • the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast
	37%	10		A mast between the jiggermast and spanker mast
	noun • any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

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The Guardian Quick14 Mar 2019	Across 9
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7	Spinnaker or spanker New York Times - 24 Oct 2019	New York Times / 24 Oct 2019