yankee

Meaning of yankee

noun

A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.

Information about yankee

Hyphenation of yankee

yan-kee

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • yankee is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

yankee synonyms

Meaning Yankee:

Yankee, Yank, Northerner

Meaning New Englander:

Yankee

Words that rhyme with yankee

Yankee, ankee, damnyankee, damyankee, thankee, morpunkee

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