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gybe noun

  /d͡ʒaɪb/
  • A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
  • A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
 empannage

gybe verb

  /d͡ʒaɪb/
  • (intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
 empanner, virer lof pour lof
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