Wondering how to use Jib in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as resist or balk.
Jib in a sentence
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Jib meaning
- A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
- Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
Using Jib
- The main meaning on this page is: A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast. | Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
- Useful related words include: fore-and-aft sail, resist, balk, baulk.
- In the example corpus, jib often appears in combinations such as: the jib, jib or, jib and.
Context around Jib
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jib
- In this selection, "jib" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, luffing, genoa, crane, forward, lie and near stand out and add context to how "jib" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 295 luffing jib crane which and a genoa jib forward of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jib" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jib
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What does ‘jib’ mean? (4 words)
Chastain replied that the correct term is jib. (8 words)
We were surfing down waves with the storm jib up. (10 words)
The inch-perfect installation gave members of the public walking near to during the weekend the chance to see engineers at the top of the main 'stalk' waiting for the jib to be hoisted up on behalf of construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine. (43 words)
A huge jib, or camera crane, was used in Schama’s episode seven, Radiance, to get images of the extraordinary baroque Giambattista Tiepolo ceiling painted over a staircase in the Bishop’s Palace at Würzburg. (35 words)
Along with his two close pals, Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggie (Kiersey Clemons), Malcolm forms a punk rock band, gets involved with an illegal drug-running scheme and fights for his one true love. (34 words)
What does ‘jib’ mean? (4 words)
Example sentences (20)
On a small boat with only jib and mainsail this is done by furling the jib and by partially lowering the mainsail, a process called 'reefing the main'.
Typically, a modern sloop carries a mainsail on a boom aft of the mast, with a single loose-footed head-sail (a jib or a genoa jib ) forward of the mast.
The inch-perfect installation gave members of the public walking near to during the weekend the chance to see engineers at the top of the main 'stalk' waiting for the jib to be hoisted up on behalf of construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine.
The supports for the crane jib lie empty next to the area where Three Chamberlain Square will be built.
During the night, another two Palestinians aged 16 and 23 were also shot to death at al-Jib, near Jerusalem, during confrontations with Israeli forces, the Palestine Red Crescent said.
Six Eleven started at the time when the call center industry was just emerging, and the JIB Group offered specialized training courses to prepare individuals for careers in the sector.
Along with his two close pals, Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggie (Kiersey Clemons), Malcolm forms a punk rock band, gets involved with an illegal drug-running scheme and fights for his one true love.
Chastain replied that the correct term is jib.
What does ‘jib’ mean?
A burned car in the West Bank village of Al Jib, June 4, 2019.
As far as active measures go, the JIB's authors advised state and local officials to focus on better operational security and basic website security practices.
Russia’s cyberspace election meddling played out between June and October 2016, with most activity occurring in July, the JIB said.
The MR 295 'luffing jib' crane, which can extend to 74 metres and weighs 16 tonnes, can be seen behind it and is positioned inside the building itself.
There are plenty of tours, but there is satisfaction in spotting a jib or crane shot from GOT on your own.
We were surfing down waves with the storm jib up.
A huge jib, or camera crane, was used in Schama’s episode seven, Radiance, to get images of the extraordinary baroque Giambattista Tiepolo ceiling painted over a staircase in the Bishop’s Palace at Würzburg.
Terrain park features will be available in the Keystone Jib Park for Donation Day and opening day.
Tower Crane can be classified to Self-erecting Tower Cranes, Flat Top Tower Cranes, Hammerhead Tower Cranes and Luffing Jib Tower Cranes, and Self-erecting Tower Cranes is leading the growing market at present.
A door of a ruined choultry at Ryali in South India * A blind door, Gibb door, or jib door has no visible trim or operable components.
As a verb: to jib is referring to the action of jumping, sliding or riding on top of objects other than snow. citation It is directly influenced by grinding a skateboard.
Common combinations with jib
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the jib 6×
- jib or 3×
- jib and 2×
- jib is 2×