jib

nouns

any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

jib

is a type of (narrower)

any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

refuse to comply

balk, baulk, jib, resist

shift from one side of the ship to the other

"The sail jibbed wildly"

change course, gybe, jib, jibe