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spinnaker

Nautical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A large, light, balloon-shaped sail used for sailing downwind, often brightly colored.

Detailed Definition
The spinnaker is the most exuberant of sails, a billowing globe of canvas that catches every following breeze. In poetry, it signifies celebration, abundance, and the joyful surrender to favorable fortune. Its full, curving form contrasts with the angular working sails, evoking images of fullness, generosity, and festive journey. When poets invoke the spinnaker, they often write of fair winds, prosperity, and the grace of effortless motion. However, its size and fragility also make it a symbol of excess that can be swept away in a sudden gust, suggesting the precarious nature of too-easy success.
Example
Example in poetry:
The spinnaker in poetry signifies celebration, abundance, and the joyful surrender to favorable fortune.; Its full, curving form contrasts with the angular working sails, evoking images of fullness, generosity, and festive journey.; Poets invoke the spinnaker to write of fair winds, prosperity, and the grace of effortless motion.; However, its size and fragility also make it a symbol of excess that can be swept away in a sudden gust.; The spinnaker is a large, light, balloon-shaped sail used for sailing downwind.; It represents the precarious nature of too-easy success.
Additional Notes
The spinnaker is a large, light, balloon-shaped sail used for sailing downwind. In poetry, it signifies celebration, abundance, and the joyful surrender to favorable fortune. Its full, curving form contrasts with the angular working sails, evoking images of fullness, generosity, and festive journey. Poets invoke the spinnaker to write of fair winds, prosperity, and the grace of effortless motion. However, its size and fragility also make it a symbol of excess that can be swept away in a sudden gust, suggesting the precarious nature of too-easy success and the vulnerability of unearned good fortune.
Also Known As
Chute kite balloon sail cruising chute
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