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spinnaker

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spinnaker /ˈspɪnəkə/

▶noun a large three-cornered sail set forward of the mainsail of a racing yacht when running before the wind.

– origin C19: appar. formed from Sphinx, the name of the yacht first using it, perh. influenced by spanker.

'spinnaker' also found in these Oxford entries:

chute - kite - leech

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