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
- It is a name.
- The plural form of yankee is: yankees.
- Languages in which yankee is used:
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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:
Meaning New Englander:
Words that rhyme with yankee
Yankee, ankee, damnyankee, damyankee, thankee, morpunkee
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