jib

Example Sentences

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It leans like a ladder in midair, “and the camera is on another track with a jib arm and a dolly attached to the top of the jib.”

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

I think we auditioned and they liked the cut of our jib.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

People were chanting "jib, jib, jib", he said.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2021

As the day progressed, conditions continued to deteriorate, forcing Cap'n Hank to pilot the boat with the storm jib, which limited the Megan Jaye's progress to just five miles per hour.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2020

The sails were dry and he bagged them all except the working jib and mainsail which he left up, hanging like limp rags waiting for wind.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen