What does "gybed" mean?

`v.` (使)改变航道 `n.` 航道的改变,帆向改变

How do you pronounce "gybed"?

The pronunciation is /dʒaɪb/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

[US]/dʒaɪb/

[UK]/dʒaɪb/

Frequency: Very High

v. Alter the course of a sailing vessel
n. Change of course, change in direction of the sails

they gybed, and slewed round.

Jibe: To shift the mainsail from one side to the other when sailing with the wind behind; also "gybe".

they gybed, and slewed round.

Jibe: To shift the mainsail from one side to the other when sailing with the wind behind; also "gybe".

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