Examples of “Genoa” in a Sentence

name A major port city in northwestern Italy, capital of the Liguria region.

• Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa.

noun A large jib sail that extends past the mast on a sailboat.

• The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather. — Jerry Cartwright, Cruising Seamanship (1982)
• They hoisted the genoa to catch more wind.