Fock — meaning in English

English meaning

• jib noun A triangular sail set at the front of a sailboat, ahead of the mainmast.

Senses

Fock is used for these senses in English:

• foresail (nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
• jib (nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

jib — full definition

1. noun A triangular sail set at the front of a sailboat, ahead of the mainmast.
2. noun The long arm of a crane that extends outward to lift or move loads.