verb Download 🔗Share To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind. Examples : "As the wind shifted, the sailor gybed the mainsail to keep the boat moving downwind. " nautical sailing vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other. Examples : "The sailboat gybed suddenly in the strong wind, causing the boom to swing across the deck. " nautical sailing sport technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel. Examples : "The small sailboat gybed to avoid hitting the buoy, swinging its boom across the water. " nautical sailing vehicle sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal. Examples : ""He initially agreed to lead the project, but then gybed at the last minute when he realized the workload." " attitude action plan nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Alternative spelling of jibe Examples : "The sailboat gybed to catch the wind on the other side of the lake. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading