Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A large jib used on a racing yacht.

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  • noun nautical A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Genoa.]

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  • Anonymous said ... great job, expecially for me: i am writing from genoa and i am a Genoa supporter ..... can you tell me which font did you use for the numbers?

    Genoa C.F.C 2008/09 Asics kits Azmie aka switch image 2009

  • Ron suggests they put out a very small amount of genoa a large jib that overlaps the mast but Tom thinks that will only rip as the staysail did.

    OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010

  • Ron suggests they put out a very small amount of genoa a large jib that overlaps the mast but Tom thinks that will only rip as the staysail did.

    OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010

  • The only variation I made was that I sauteed finely chopped genoa salami in butter,before I threw it into the pasta.

    Recipe of the Day: Spaghetti With Fried Eggs - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Perhaps the combination of genoa salami, mortadella, coppacola, ham, and prosciutto makes this “the mother” of all sandwiches.

    Bay Cities Italian Deli - The Godmother is an Offer You Can't Refuse 2007

  • The first course soon followed, consisting of a house-cured charcuterie with tasso, mortadella, pepperoni, capicola, genoa salami, and duck for 'song and a veal sweetbread and artichoke meuniere for me.

    Food, glorious food. yendi 2006

  • Eager Earthsea Warriors jumped to their winches and, one by one, genoa, main and midden sails vanished into hollow booms.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • Lance was taking the genoa down on the yacht, and someone, probably Monica, was lying on top of it, trying to keep it from blowing overboard.

    The Short Forever Woods, Stuart 2001

  • She was lying abeam to the seas, two hundred yards away, her genoa aback and the main flapping free.

    The Short Forever Woods, Stuart 2001

  • “When I looked back and saw the yacht, the genoa was aback, and that would stop the yacht.”

    The Short Forever Woods, Stuart 2001

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  • also a kind of sail shape and rigging.

    October 11, 2008