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jib boom
jib boom (plural jib booms) or jib·boom [ jíb bm ] (plural jib·booms)


noun 
Definition:
 
spar on front of sailing ship: an extension of the spar that sticks out from the front of a sailing ship bowsprit and supports the jib
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