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  2. Albacore (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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    Automatic fly-away jib stick; Moulded or wood/fiberglass composite centerboard with symmetric airfoil cross-section; Kick-up rudder with symmetric airfoil cross-section; Suction self-bailers (which empty a boat after capsize in 4 minutes) Adjustable continuous 16:1 vang and 12:1 jib halyard, rigged to side control panel

  3. Jib - Wikipedia

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    Jib of jibs; Spindle jib; Flying jib; Outer jib; Inner jib; Fore staysail. [3] [4] The first two were rarely used except by clipper ships in light winds and were usually set flying. [3] [4] A storm jib was a small jib of heavy canvas set to a stay to help to control the ship in bad weather. [3]

  4. Level luffing crane - Wikipedia

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    A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. [1] Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing.

  5. Genoa (sail) - Wikipedia

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    A jib, left, compared to a roughly 110% genoa, right. The foretriangle is outlined in red. The term jib is the generic term for any of an assortment of headsails.The term genoa (or genny) refers to a type of jib that is larger than 100% of the foretriangle, which is the triangular area formed by the point at which the stay intersects the mast, and deck or bowsprit, and the line where the mast ...

  6. Jib (crane) - Wikipedia

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    This specific example uses a level luffing mechanism to maintain the load at approximately the same vertical height as the jib moves through its range of travel. A jib or jib arm is the horizontal or near-horizontal beam used in many types of crane to support the load clear of the main support. [1] [2] An archaic spelling is gib. [3]

  7. Jib (camera) - Wikipedia

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    A jib can be used for getting high or low shots which are difficult for a hand-held camera operator to get, or shots which need to move a short distance horizontally or vertically, without the expense and safety issues of putting a camera operator on a crane for a crane shot or laying track for a camera dolly. A jib can even be mounted on a ...

  8. Dibber - Wikipedia

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    A straight dibber. A dibber or dibble or dibbler is a pointed wooden stick for making holes in the ground so that seeds, seedlings or small bulbs can be planted. Dibbers come in a variety of designs including the straight dibber, T-handled dibber, trowel dibber, and L-shaped dibber.

  9. Jejunoileal bypass - Wikipedia

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    Jejunoileal bypass (JIB) was a surgical weight-loss procedure performed for the relief of morbid obesity from the 1950s through the 1970s in which all but 30 cm (12 in) to 45 cm (18 in) of the small bowel were detached and set to the side.