Gybe

Definition:

  • (n. & v.) See Gibe.
  • (n.) See Jib.
  • (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.

Compare gybe with other words:

gybe vs. gyve

gybe vs. gybed

gybe vs. ybe

gybe vs. gyse

gybe vs. gyle

gybe vs. gyre

gybe vs. vacillation

balk vs. gybe

gibe vs. gybe

gybe vs. wind

gybe vs. jibe

gybe vs. tack

gybe vs. wear