Associations to the word «Spinnaker»

Wiktionary

SPINNAKER, noun. (nautical) A supplemental sail to the main sail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
SPINNAKER POLE, noun. (nautical) A spar used to support the spinnaker

Dictionary definition

SPINNAKER, noun. A large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats