gybe

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gybe

purjehtia, seilata, kääntää purjetta, vaihtaa purjeen puolta, jiipata.

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gybe (englanti > suomi)

1. jiipata

2. jiippi

gybe englanniksi

1. puhekieltä To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.)

2. puhekieltä To shift a fore-and-aft sail suddenly and forcefully from one side to the other, while sailing before the wind. (also jibe.)

3. To sneer (see gibe.)

4. gybe at: to hesitate, vacillate, or balk when faced with a proposal, plan, or course of action. (Obsolete)

5. The act of gybing.

6. A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a boat is sailing.

7. A sudden change in direction or approach; vacillation.

8. A sneer. (see gibe.)

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