Translations for „jib“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

jib¹ [dʒɪb] N (sail)

jib

кли́вер m (треуго́льный па́рус)

jib² [dʒɪb] N (arm of a crane)

jib

стрела́ f грузоподъёмного кра́на

jib³ <-bb-> VB intr

1. jib (be reluctant):

to jib at doing sth

наотре́з отказа́ться сде́лать что-ли́бо

2. jib (stop suddenly):

jib

внеза́пно останови́ться

the horse jibed at the obstacle

ло́шадь внеза́пно останови́лась пе́ред препя́тствием

Usage examples with jib

to jib at doing sth

наотре́з отказа́ться сде́лать что-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a twin trapeze boat and the jib is self-tacking and the spinnaker is designed with low loads on the sheets.

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A wider stance, common for freestyle riders, gives more stability when landing a jump or jibbing a rail.

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It is designed to be sailed by one or two people and has a furling jib and trapeze.

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The boats were generally outfitted with a sprit or lug sailing rig and a small jib.

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It also has the benefit that it can operate in higher wind strengths, because a jib can be reefed down, a windvane can not.

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This is useful because the jib needs considerable fore stay tension to set well.

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There are several terms for a jib with a boom on the foot: balanced jib, club-footed jib, and self-tending jib.

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It has a maximum height of 45mft 0 and has a luffing jib.

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The mainsail may be smaller than the headsail, which is then called a genoa jib.

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These generally consist of either a plastic pipe or a specially stiffened jib, and a spool to hold the furling line.

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