a windfall or boom
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buncea windfall or boom
boomedhit or kick forcefully boom a punt
luffto raise or lower the outer end of (the boom of a crane or derrick)
luffedto raise or lower the outer end of (the boom of a crane or derrick)
scandalizingReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
scandalizedReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
scandalizeReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
scandalisedReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
scandalisingReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
scandalisesReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
scandalizesReduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail) by lowering the head or raising the boom
outhaulsA rope used to haul out the clew of a boom sail or the tack of a jib
inferiorDenoting goods or services that are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, e.g., secondhand clothes
luffedto raise or lower the outer end of the boom of a crane or derrick so as to move its load horizontally
gooseneckA metal fitting at the end of a boom, connecting it to a pivot or ring near the base of the mast
luffto raise or lower the outer end of the boom of a crane or derrick so as to move its load horizontally
goosenecksA metal fitting at the end of a boom, connecting it to a pivot or ring near the base of the mast
onomatopoeiathe formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
mizennoting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast
mizensnoting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast
mizzennoting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast
footroperope suspended a few feet beneath a yard, bowsprit, jib boom, or spanker boom to give a footing for a person handling sails
preventerAn extra line or wire rigged to support a piece of rigging under strain, or to hold the boom and prevent it from jibing
preventersAn extra line or wire rigged to support a piece of rigging under strain, or to hold the boom and prevent it from jibing
earingrope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail
bowspritspar projecting from the upper end of the bow of a sailing vessel, for holding the tacks of various jibs or stays and often supporting a jib boom
tracksA strip on the mast, boom, or deck of a yacht along which a slide attached to a sail can be moved, used to adjust the position of the sail