Gybe (Verb)
Meaning
Shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The helmsman struggled to gybe the sail as the strong gusts hit the boat.
- As the crew executed the gybe maneuver, the boat shifted its direction swiftly across the wind.
- The sailors expertly timed the gybe to catch the last bit of wind before they sailed into the dead zone.
- When the sail jibbed wildly, the sailors grabbed the sheets to control the violent swing.
- The weather system forced the sailors to make an untimely gybe and throw off their carefully planned route.