BOOM, in naval language, a long piece of timber with which the clew of the studding-sail is spread out; but sometimes the boom is used to spread or boom out the clew of the main-sail.
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BOOM, in naval language, a long piece of timber with which the clew of the studding-sail is spread out; but sometimes the boom is used to spread or boom out the clew of the main-sail.