How to pronounce spinnaker
American English pronunciation
SPIN-uh-kur
- IPA
- /ˈspɪnəkɚ/
- Syllables
- SPIN · uh · kur (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What spinnaker means
A big, puffy sail used when the wind blows from behind
In a sentence: The bright red spinnaker puffed out as the boat raced downwind.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where the name came from.
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