Look up: Jib


  1. Jib
    Naval Cut of his jib. A maritime phrase descriptive of a person's facial appearance. It comes from the days of sail when a ship's nationality could be told at a distance by the cut of her sails.
    Found op http://www.britishempire.co.uk/glossary/j.htm

  2. jib
    [n] - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=jib

  3. Jib
    The front sail.
    Found op http://www.go-sail.co.uk/dglossj.html

  4. Jib
    a small sail at the front of the boat
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  5. Jib
    Lifting arm of a crane.
    Found op http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/design_guidance/the_blue_book/

  6. JIB
    Joint Industry Board (Joint venture between ECA (Electrical Contractors Association) and Amicus). I am registered and approved under their Electro-Technical Certification Scheme for electricians. Registration applies to individuals not the company. All people registered and approved carry a photo-ID...
    Found op http://basic1.easily.co.uk/039069/01C053/electrical_glossary.htm

  7. Jib
    Jib noun [ Named from its shifting from side to side. See Jib , intransitive verb ., Jibe .] 1. (Nautical) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to th...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  8. Jib
    Jib intransitive verb [ Connected with jibe ; confer Old French giber to shake.] To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk. [ Written also jibb .] [ Eng.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  9. Jib
    Jib noun 1. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber. 2. A stationary condition; a standstill.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  10. Jib
    Jib transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Jibbed ; present participle & verbal noun Jibbing .] Also Jibb [ Confer Jib a sail, Gybe .] (Chiefly Naut.)
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  11. jib
    1. A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc. ... 2. <machinery> The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended. Ji...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?jib

  12. jib
    noun any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jib



  1. Jib
    • (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk. • (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; e...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/jib/

  2. jib
    in Muslim Spain and Mamlk Egypt, a high government official. The term originally designated a chamberlain, but under the Spanish Umayyads (756–1031) ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/5

  3. jib
    in sailing ships, triangular sail rigged to a stay extending from the foremast, or foretopmast, to the bowsprit or to a spar, the jibboom, that is ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/j/15

  4. Jib
    a foresail, a triangle shaped sail forward of the mast
    Found op http://andrews.com/kysc/terms.html

  5. Jib
    Jib is sailor slang for the lower lip.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZJ.HTM

  6. Jib
    [camera] In cinematography, a jib is a boom device with a camera on one end, and a counterweight and camera controls on the other. It operates like a see-saw, but with the balance point located close to the counterweight, so that the camera end of the arm can move through an extended arc. A ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jib_(camera)

  7. Jib
    Jib is sailor slang for the lower lip.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZJ.HTM

  8. Jib
    A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsails on a modern boat. ==Modern yachts and small craft== On a bo...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jib

  9. Jib
    A triangular foresail in front of the foremast.
    Found op http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  10. jib
    A triangular foresail.
    Found op http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-terms.html

  11. Jib
    Triangular Sail Set On A Stay Forward Of The Mast.
    Found op http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossary.php

  12. Jib
    A triangular staysail at the front of a ship.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms

  13. Jib
    A triangular sail mounted on a stay from the stem or bowsprit to the mast.
    Found op http://www.seadercraft.com/sailing_glossary.html

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