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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1866 a large triangular sail set on a long light pole and used when running before the wind

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a large triangular sail carried opposite the mainsail of a racing-yacht running before the wind. Etymology: fanciful f. Sphinx, name of yacht first using it, perh. after spanker

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spinnaker Spin"na*ker, n. (Naut.) A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running before the wind.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(spinnakers) A spinnaker is a large, light, triangular sail that is attached to the front mast of a boat. N-COUNT