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skipjack

skip·jack [ skíp jàk ] (plural skip·jacks or skip·jack)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. leaping sea fish: a sea fish that leaps out of the water, e.g. the bonito, ladyfish, or bluefish

2. sea fish: a tropical ocean fish of the tuna family that is blue and silver with dark stripes on its abdomen. Latin name Euthynnus pelamus.

3. U.S. sailboat: a sailboat with straight sides and a V-shaped bottom

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